Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Crawford County

62BoltScore / 100
#24 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Crawford County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (45.8″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $169k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Crawford County scores

Hazard Safety24
Freedom60
Food38
Isolation65
Sovereignty78
Water90
Affordability82
$169kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$3,981Land / acre
45.8"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
84 miNearest metro
81People / sq mi
2.1%Federal land
48.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Crawford County, Pennsylvania

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

Crawford County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (45.8″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $169k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Crawford County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Crawford County runs about $3,981 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Crawford County?

Crawford County gets about 45.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Crawford County?

The nearest major metro is about 84 miles away, and population density is 81 people per square mile.

How Crawford compares in Pennsylvania

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