Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Butler County

49BoltScore / 100
#80 of 88 in Ohio

Butler County is a marginal bolthole (49/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.2″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: 22 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Butler County scores

Hazard Safety8
Freedom56
Food63
Isolation5
Sovereignty74
Water90
Affordability44
$316kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$9,017Land / acre
43.2"Annual rain
2.7% of yrsSevere drought
22 miNearest metro
842.5People / sq mi
2%Federal land
53.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Butler County, Ohio

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

Butler County is a marginal bolthole (49/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.2″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: 22 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Butler County, Ohio?

Land in Butler County runs about $9,017 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Butler County?

Butler County gets about 43.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.7% of years.

How remote is Butler County?

The nearest major metro is about 22 miles away, and population density is 842.5 people per square mile.

How Butler compares in Ohio

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