New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Chemung County

58BoltScore / 100
#15 of 62 in New York

Chemung County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $162k) and decent rainfall (37.5″/yr). The trade-offs: tighter state governance (56% Republican) and middling conditions for growing food.

How Chemung County scores

Hazard Safety45
Freedom30
Food35
Isolation51
Sovereignty79
Water82
Affordability85
$162kTypical home
2.5%Property tax
$3,542Land / acre
37.5"Annual rain
—Severe drought
74 miNearest metro
199.7People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
47°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Chemung County, New York

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

Chemung County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $162k) and decent rainfall (37.5″/yr). Watch-outs: tighter state governance (56% Republican) and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Chemung County, New York?

Land in Chemung County runs about $3,542 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Chemung County?

Chemung County gets about 37.5" of rain a year.

How remote is Chemung County?

The nearest major metro is about 74 miles away, and population density is 199.7 people per square mile.

How Chemung compares in New York

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