Oregon · Off-grid & homestead potential

Coos County

50BoltScore / 100
#12 of 36 in Oregon

Coos County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (67.1″/yr) and real distance from any metro (80 mi). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Coos County scores

Hazard Safety8
Freedom52
Food36
Isolation67
Sovereignty42
Water87
Affordability61
$351kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$4,016Land / acre
67.1"Annual rain
21.3% of yrsSevere drought
80 miNearest metro
40.2People / sq mi
36.7%Federal land
53°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Coos County, Oregon

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

Coos County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (67.1″/yr) and real distance from any metro (80 mi). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Coos County, Oregon?

Land in Coos County runs about $4,016 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Coos County?

Coos County gets about 67.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 21.3% of years.

How remote is Coos County?

The nearest major metro is about 80 miles away, and population density is 40.2 people per square mile.

How Coos compares in Oregon

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