Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Mifflin County

61BoltScore / 100
#28 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Mifflin County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (42.8″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Mifflin County scores

Hazard Safety31
Freedom63
Food41
Isolation72
Sovereignty75
Water84
Affordability63
$197kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$7,840Land / acre
42.8"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
105 miNearest metro
111.7People / sq mi
0.4%Federal land
50.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

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

Mifflin County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (42.8″/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 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Mifflin County runs about $7,840 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Mifflin County?

Mifflin County gets about 42.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Mifflin County?

The nearest major metro is about 105 miles away, and population density is 111.7 people per square mile.

How Mifflin compares in Pennsylvania

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