Indiana · Off-grid & homestead potential

Starke County

69BoltScore / 100
#37 of 92 in Indiana

Starke County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (40.5″/yr).

How Starke County scores

Hazard Safety75
Freedom72
Food51
Isolation43
Sovereignty90
Water87
Affordability62
$223kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$7,178Land / acre
40.5"Annual rain
1.1% of yrsSevere drought
32 miNearest metro
75.1People / sq mi
1.4%Federal land
50°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Starke County, Indiana

Is Starke County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Starke County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (40.5″/yr).

How much does land cost in Starke County, Indiana?

Land in Starke County runs about $7,178 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Starke County?

Starke County gets about 40.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.1% of years.

How remote is Starke County?

The nearest major metro is about 32 miles away, and population density is 75.1 people per square mile.

How Starke compares in Indiana

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