Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Muskingum County

60BoltScore / 100
#51 of 88 in Ohio

Muskingum County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (41.6″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Muskingum County scores

Hazard Safety29
Freedom59
Food49
Isolation49
Sovereignty78
Water89
Affordability71
$212kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$5,530Land / acre
41.6"Annual rain
2.1% of yrsSevere drought
54 miNearest metro
129.9People / sq mi
2.3%Federal land
52°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Muskingum County, Ohio

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

Muskingum County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (41.6″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Muskingum County, Ohio?

Land in Muskingum County runs about $5,530 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Muskingum County?

Muskingum County gets about 41.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.1% of years.

How remote is Muskingum County?

The nearest major metro is about 54 miles away, and population density is 129.9 people per square mile.

How Muskingum compares in Ohio

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