Maryland · Off-grid & homestead potential

Queen Anne's County

61BoltScore / 100
#6 of 24 in Maryland

Queen Anne's County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (44.6″/yr). The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $530k) and 36 mi from the nearest metro.

How Queen Anne's County scores

Hazard Safety64
Freedom43
Food67
Isolation40
Sovereignty94
Water92
Affordability23
$530kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$8,163Land / acre
44.6"Annual rain
1.5% of yrsSevere drought
36 miNearest metro
141.3People / sq mi
1.2%Federal land
56.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Is Queen Anne's County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Queen Anne's County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (44.6″/yr). Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $530k) and 36 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Queen Anne's County, Maryland?

Land in Queen Anne's County runs about $8,163 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Queen Anne's County?

Queen Anne's County gets about 44.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.5% of years.

How remote is Queen Anne's County?

The nearest major metro is about 36 miles away, and population density is 141.3 people per square mile.

How Queen Anne's compares in Maryland

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