Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Darke County

61BoltScore / 100
#49 of 88 in Ohio

Darke County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (40.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction.

How Darke County scores

Hazard Safety47
Freedom64
Food58
Isolation43
Sovereignty82
Water88
Affordability47
$218kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$10,913Land / acre
40.6"Annual rain
0.6% of yrsSevere drought
34 miNearest metro
86People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
51.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Darke County, Ohio

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

Darke County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (40.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction.

How much does land cost in Darke County, Ohio?

Land in Darke County runs about $10,913 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Darke County?

Darke County gets about 40.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.6% of years.

How remote is Darke County?

The nearest major metro is about 34 miles away, and population density is 86 people per square mile.

How Darke compares in Ohio

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