Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Erie County

56BoltScore / 100
#64 of 88 in Ohio

Erie County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (37.3″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: real distance from any metro (51 mi) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Erie County scores

Hazard Safety39
Freedom53
Food54
Isolation34
Sovereignty76
Water81
Affordability53
$239kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$9,030Land / acre
37.3"Annual rain
0.1% of yrsSevere drought
51 miNearest metro
294.6People / sq mi
3.8%Federal land
51°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Erie County, Ohio

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

Erie County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (37.3″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: real distance from any metro (51 mi) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Erie County, Ohio?

Land in Erie County runs about $9,030 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Erie County?

Erie County gets about 37.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.1% of years.

How remote is Erie County?

The nearest major metro is about 51 miles away, and population density is 294.6 people per square mile.

How Erie compares in Ohio

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