New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Steuben County

55BoltScore / 100
#28 of 62 in New York

Steuben County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $172k) and decent rainfall (36.9″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Steuben County scores

Hazard Safety23
Freedom33
Food32
Isolation54
Sovereignty78
Water81
Affordability86
$172kTypical home
2.5%Property tax
$3,076Land / acre
36.9"Annual rain
1.6% of yrsSevere drought
56 miNearest metro
66.3People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
46.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Steuben County, New York

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

Steuben County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $172k) and decent rainfall (36.9″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

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

Land in Steuben County runs about $3,076 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Steuben County?

Steuben County gets about 36.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.6% of years.

How remote is Steuben County?

The nearest major metro is about 56 miles away, and population density is 66.3 people per square mile.

How Steuben compares in New York

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