Maryland · Off-grid & homestead potential

Garrett County

66BoltScore / 100
#2 of 24 in Maryland

Garrett County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (48.4″/yr) with little drought and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Garrett County scores

Hazard Safety84
Freedom49
Food35
Isolation66
Sovereignty73
Water96
Affordability56
$339kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$5,541Land / acre
48.4"Annual rain
3.2% of yrsSevere drought
78 miNearest metro
43.8People / sq mi
2.9%Federal land
48.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Garrett County, Maryland

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

Garrett County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (48.4″/yr) with little drought and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Garrett County, Maryland?

Land in Garrett County runs about $5,541 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Garrett County?

Garrett County gets about 48.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.2% of years.

How remote is Garrett County?

The nearest major metro is about 78 miles away, and population density is 43.8 people per square mile.

How Garrett compares in Maryland

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