New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Erie County

43BoltScore / 100
#49 of 62 in New York

Erie County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (41.6″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 13 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Erie County scores

Hazard Safety2
Freedom24
Food44
Isolation1
Sovereignty77
Water90
Affordability64
$297kTypical home
2.1%Property tax
$4,873Land / acre
41.6"Annual rain
2.1% of yrsSevere drought
13 miNearest metro
907.4People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
47.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Erie County, New York

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

Erie County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (41.6″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 13 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Erie County, New York?

Land in Erie County runs about $4,873 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Erie County?

Erie County gets about 41.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.1% of years.

How remote is Erie County?

The nearest major metro is about 13 miles away, and population density is 907.4 people per square mile.

How Erie compares in New York

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