New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Greene County

51BoltScore / 100
#39 of 62 in New York

Greene County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.1″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food and tighter state governance (57% Republican).

How Greene County scores

Hazard Safety32
Freedom30
Food30
Isolation42
Sovereignty72
Water95
Affordability52
$366kTypical home
1.7%Property tax
$5,674Land / acre
46.1"Annual rain
0.7% of yrsSevere drought
30 miNearest metro
72.7People / sq mi
0%Federal land
46.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Greene County, New York

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

Greene County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.1″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food and tighter state governance (57% Republican).

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

Land in Greene County runs about $5,674 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Greene County?

Greene County gets about 46.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.7% of years.

How remote is Greene County?

The nearest major metro is about 30 miles away, and population density is 72.7 people per square mile.

How Greene compares in New York

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