Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Belmont County

61BoltScore / 100
#48 of 88 in Ohio

Belmont County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (42.9″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $136k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Belmont County scores

Hazard Safety25
Freedom60
Food45
Isolation52
Sovereignty74
Water90
Affordability84
$136kTypical home
1%Property tax
$4,446Land / acre
42.9"Annual rain
2.8% of yrsSevere drought
61 miNearest metro
122People / sq mi
0%Federal land
51.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Belmont County, Ohio

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

Belmont County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (42.9″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $136k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Belmont County, Ohio?

Land in Belmont County runs about $4,446 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Belmont County?

Belmont County gets about 42.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.8% of years.

How remote is Belmont County?

The nearest major metro is about 61 miles away, and population density is 122 people per square mile.

How Belmont compares in Ohio

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