Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Blair County

58BoltScore / 100
#35 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Blair County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (42.1″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Blair County scores

Hazard Safety22
Freedom61
Food41
Isolation54
Sovereignty70
Water91
Affordability70
$178kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$6,711Land / acre
42.1"Annual rain
0.1% of yrsSevere drought
86 miNearest metro
229People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
49.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Blair County, Pennsylvania

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

Blair County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (42.1″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Blair County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Blair County runs about $6,711 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Blair County?

Blair County gets about 42.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.1% of years.

How remote is Blair County?

The nearest major metro is about 86 miles away, and population density is 229 people per square mile.

How Blair compares in Pennsylvania

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