Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Brown County

64BoltScore / 100
#34 of 88 in Ohio

Brown County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.1″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Brown County scores

Hazard Safety37
Freedom62
Food58
Isolation45
Sovereignty83
Water94
Affordability64
$262kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$5,850Land / acre
46.1"Annual rain
0.8% of yrsSevere drought
38 miNearest metro
89.4People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
53.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Brown County, Ohio

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

Brown County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.1″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Brown County, Ohio?

Land in Brown County runs about $5,850 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Brown County?

Brown County gets about 46.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.8% of years.

How remote is Brown County?

The nearest major metro is about 38 miles away, and population density is 89.4 people per square mile.

How Brown compares in Ohio

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