Oklahoma · Off-grid & homestead potential

Garfield County

63BoltScore / 100
#65 of 77 in Oklahoma

Garfield County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $144k) and strong economic & personal freedom (76% Republican). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Garfield County scores

Hazard Safety18
Freedom81
Food67
Isolation57
Sovereignty64
Water58
Affordability93
$144kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$2,072Land / acre
33.7"Annual rain
33% of yrsSevere drought
60 miNearest metro
58.6People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
59.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Garfield County, Oklahoma

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

Garfield County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $144k) and strong economic & personal freedom (76% Republican). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Garfield County, Oklahoma?

Land in Garfield County runs about $2,072 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Garfield County?

Garfield County gets about 33.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 33% of years.

How remote is Garfield County?

The nearest major metro is about 60 miles away, and population density is 58.6 people per square mile.

How Garfield compares in Oklahoma

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