Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Athens County

61BoltScore / 100
#47 of 88 in Ohio

Athens County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.4″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Athens County scores

Hazard Safety31
Freedom48
Food48
Isolation54
Sovereignty79
Water91
Affordability79
$188kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$4,123Land / acre
43.4"Annual rain
2.4% of yrsSevere drought
66 miNearest metro
124.5People / sq mi
5.9%Federal land
53°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Athens County, Ohio

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

Athens County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.4″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Athens County, Ohio?

Land in Athens County runs about $4,123 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Athens County?

Athens County gets about 43.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.4% of years.

How remote is Athens County?

The nearest major metro is about 66 miles away, and population density is 124.5 people per square mile.

How Athens compares in Ohio

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