Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Union County

58BoltScore / 100
#39 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Union County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $295k) and middling conditions for growing food.

How Union County scores

Hazard Safety45
Freedom57
Food41
Isolation62
Sovereignty78
Water91
Affordability32
$295kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$12,462Land / acre
43.6"Annual rain
0.2% of yrsSevere drought
86 miNearest metro
133.1People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
50°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Union County, Pennsylvania

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

Union County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $295k) and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Union County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Union County runs about $12,462 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Union County?

Union County gets about 43.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.2% of years.

How remote is Union County?

The nearest major metro is about 86 miles away, and population density is 133.1 people per square mile.

How Union compares in Pennsylvania

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