Oregon · Off-grid & homestead potential

Douglas County

46BoltScore / 100
#20 of 36 in Oregon

Douglas County is a marginal bolthole (46/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (53.1″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $347k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and poor cropland soil.

How Douglas County scores

Hazard Safety7
Freedom55
Food30
Isolation57
Sovereignty31
Water84
Affordability60
$347kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$4,442Land / acre
53.1"Annual rain
24.8% of yrsSevere drought
53 miNearest metro
22.3People / sq mi
54.7%Federal land
51.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Douglas County, Oregon

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

Douglas County is a marginal bolthole (46/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (53.1″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $347k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and poor cropland soil.

How much does land cost in Douglas County, Oregon?

Land in Douglas County runs about $4,442 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Douglas County?

Douglas County gets about 53.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 24.8% of years.

How remote is Douglas County?

The nearest major metro is about 53 miles away, and population density is 22.3 people per square mile.

How Douglas compares in Oregon

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