New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Orleans County

64BoltScore / 100
#2 of 62 in New York

Orleans County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (34.8″/yr) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: tighter state governance (67% Republican) and 31 mi from the nearest metro.

How Orleans County scores

Hazard Safety82
Freedom34
Food51
Isolation41
Sovereignty81
Water82
Affordability75
$203kTypical home
3%Property tax
$4,834Land / acre
34.8"Annual rain
2.1% of yrsSevere drought
31 miNearest metro
100People / sq mi
2.2%Federal land
48.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Orleans County, New York

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

Orleans County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (34.8″/yr) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: tighter state governance (67% Republican) and 31 mi from the nearest metro.

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

Land in Orleans County runs about $4,834 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Orleans County?

Orleans County gets about 34.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.1% of years.

How remote is Orleans County?

The nearest major metro is about 31 miles away, and population density is 100 people per square mile.

How Orleans compares in New York

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