Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Centre County

57BoltScore / 100
#41 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Centre County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.5″/yr) and deep isolation — 120 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Centre County scores

Hazard Safety32
Freedom51
Food39
Isolation76
Sovereignty73
Water82
Affordability43
$354kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$8,311Land / acre
43.5"Annual rain
0.9% of yrsSevere drought
120 miNearest metro
142.3People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
48.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Centre County, Pennsylvania

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

Centre County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.5″/yr) and deep isolation — 120 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Centre County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Centre County runs about $8,311 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Centre County?

Centre County gets about 43.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.9% of years.

How remote is Centre County?

The nearest major metro is about 120 miles away, and population density is 142.3 people per square mile.

How Centre compares in Pennsylvania

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