Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Holmes County

57BoltScore / 100
#61 of 88 in Ohio

Holmes County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (41.4″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $366k) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Holmes County scores

Hazard Safety40
Freedom65
Food46
Isolation46
Sovereignty78
Water88
Affordability35
$366kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$9,808Land / acre
41.4"Annual rain
0.9% of yrsSevere drought
44 miNearest metro
105People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
50.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Holmes County, Ohio

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

Holmes County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (41.4″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $366k) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Holmes County, Ohio?

Land in Holmes County runs about $9,808 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Holmes County?

Holmes County gets about 41.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.9% of years.

How remote is Holmes County?

The nearest major metro is about 44 miles away, and population density is 105 people per square mile.

How Holmes compares in Ohio

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