Oklahoma · Off-grid & homestead potential

Payne County

60BoltScore / 100
#72 of 77 in Oklahoma

Payne County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $243k) and strong economic & personal freedom (60% Republican). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Payne County scores

Hazard Safety16
Freedom75
Food64
Isolation48
Sovereignty69
Water67
Affordability77
$243kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$3,264Land / acre
37"Annual rain
24.3% of yrsSevere drought
52 miNearest metro
121.7People / sq mi
0%Federal land
60.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Payne County, Oklahoma

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

Payne County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $243k) and strong economic & personal freedom (60% Republican). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Payne County, Oklahoma?

Land in Payne County runs about $3,264 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Payne County?

Payne County gets about 37" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 24.3% of years.

How remote is Payne County?

The nearest major metro is about 52 miles away, and population density is 121.7 people per square mile.

How Payne compares in Oklahoma

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