Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Tioga County

63BoltScore / 100
#23 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Tioga County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (40.7″/yr) and deep isolation — 97 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Tioga County scores

Hazard Safety40
Freedom62
Food26
Isolation74
Sovereignty73
Water88
Affordability74
$222kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$4,552Land / acre
40.7"Annual rain
1.8% of yrsSevere drought
97 miNearest metro
36People / sq mi
0.3%Federal land
46.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Tioga County, Pennsylvania

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

Tioga County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (40.7″/yr) and deep isolation — 97 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Tioga County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Tioga County runs about $4,552 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Tioga County?

Tioga County gets about 40.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.8% of years.

How remote is Tioga County?

The nearest major metro is about 97 miles away, and population density is 36 people per square mile.

How Tioga compares in Pennsylvania

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