Louisiana · Off-grid & homestead potential

Orleans County

42BoltScore / 100
#64 of 64 in Louisiana

Orleans County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (63.6″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 2 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Orleans County scores

Hazard Safety2
Freedom32
Food65
Isolation0
Sovereignty79
Water84
Affordability35
$247kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$44,661Land / acre
63.6"Annual rain
6.9% of yrsSevere drought
2 miNearest metro
2,148.4People / sq mi
0%Federal land
69°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Orleans County, Louisiana

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

Orleans County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (63.6″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 2 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Orleans County, Louisiana?

Land in Orleans County runs about $44,661 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Orleans County?

Orleans County gets about 63.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.9% of years.

How remote is Orleans County?

The nearest major metro is about 2 miles away, and population density is 2,148.4 people per square mile.

How Orleans compares in Louisiana

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