Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Clearfield County

63BoltScore / 100
#18 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Clearfield County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.6″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $141k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Clearfield County scores

Hazard Safety33
Freedom62
Food33
Isolation68
Sovereignty70
Water92
Affordability84
$141kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$4,418Land / acre
43.6"Annual rain
0.5% of yrsSevere drought
89 miNearest metro
67.3People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
47.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

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

Clearfield County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.6″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $141k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Clearfield County runs about $4,418 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Clearfield County?

Clearfield County gets about 43.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.5% of years.

How remote is Clearfield County?

The nearest major metro is about 89 miles away, and population density is 67.3 people per square mile.

How Clearfield compares in Pennsylvania

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