New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Jefferson County

57BoltScore / 100
#19 of 62 in New York

Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (42.4″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $230k). The trade-offs: tighter state governance (58% Republican) and middling conditions for growing food.

How Jefferson County scores

Hazard Safety36
Freedom31
Food35
Isolation59
Sovereignty63
Water91
Affordability82
$230kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$2,496Land / acre
42.4"Annual rain
0.4% of yrsSevere drought
71 miNearest metro
90.5People / sq mi
11.4%Federal land
45.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Jefferson County, New York

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

Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (42.4″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $230k). Watch-outs: tighter state governance (58% Republican) and middling conditions for growing food.

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

Land in Jefferson County runs about $2,496 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County gets about 42.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.4% of years.

How remote is Jefferson County?

The nearest major metro is about 71 miles away, and population density is 90.5 people per square mile.

How Jefferson compares in New York

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