Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Lycoming County

58BoltScore / 100
#36 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Lycoming County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (45″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Lycoming County scores

Hazard Safety20
Freedom60
Food35
Isolation70
Sovereignty77
Water82
Affordability64
$237kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$6,578Land / acre
45"Annual rain
1% of yrsSevere drought
97 miNearest metro
91.7People / sq mi
0%Federal land
48.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

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

Lycoming County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (45″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Lycoming County runs about $6,578 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Lycoming County?

Lycoming County gets about 45" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1% of years.

How remote is Lycoming County?

The nearest major metro is about 97 miles away, and population density is 91.7 people per square mile.

How Lycoming compares in Pennsylvania

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