Rhode Island · Off-grid & homestead potential

Providence County

39BoltScore / 100
#5 of 5 in Rhode Island

Providence County is a weak bolthole (39/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (50.5″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 8 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Providence County scores

Hazard Safety6
Freedom43
Food37
Isolation0
Sovereignty77
Water98
Affordability11
$454kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$18,606Land / acre
50.5"Annual rain
4.1% of yrsSevere drought
8 miNearest metro
1,613.3People / sq mi
1%Federal land
50.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Providence County, Rhode Island

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

Providence County is a weak bolthole (39/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (50.5″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 8 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Providence County, Rhode Island?

Land in Providence County runs about $18,606 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Providence County?

Providence County gets about 50.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.1% of years.

How remote is Providence County?

The nearest major metro is about 8 miles away, and population density is 1,613.3 people per square mile.

How Providence compares in Rhode Island

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