Maine · Off-grid & homestead potential

Androscoggin County

58BoltScore / 100
#14 of 16 in Maine

Androscoggin County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (44.9°F avg) and moderate natural-hazard risk.

How Androscoggin County scores

Hazard Safety41
Freedom50
Food28
Isolation61
Sovereignty70
Water96
Affordability57
$334kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$5,591Land / acre
47.8"Annual rain
2% of yrsSevere drought
105 miNearest metro
243.1People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
44.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Androscoggin County, Maine

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

Androscoggin County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (44.9°F avg) and moderate natural-hazard risk.

How much does land cost in Androscoggin County, Maine?

Land in Androscoggin County runs about $5,591 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Androscoggin County?

Androscoggin County gets about 47.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2% of years.

How remote is Androscoggin County?

The nearest major metro is about 105 miles away, and population density is 243.1 people per square mile.

How Androscoggin compares in Maine

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