Indiana · Off-grid & homestead potential

Brown County

69BoltScore / 100
#35 of 92 in Indiana

Brown County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.4″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How Brown County scores

Hazard Safety80
Freedom68
Food60
Isolation49
Sovereignty83
Water94
Affordability46
$367kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$7,090Land / acre
47.4"Annual rain
3.5% of yrsSevere drought
39 miNearest metro
50.2People / sq mi
14.4%Federal land
53.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Brown County, Indiana

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

Brown County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.4″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How much does land cost in Brown County, Indiana?

Land in Brown County runs about $7,090 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Brown County?

Brown County gets about 47.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.5% of years.

How remote is Brown County?

The nearest major metro is about 39 miles away, and population density is 50.2 people per square mile.

How Brown compares in Indiana

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