Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Bradford County

62BoltScore / 100
#26 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Bradford County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (40.2″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $206k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Bradford County scores

Hazard Safety27
Freedom61
Food36
Isolation68
Sovereignty75
Water89
Affordability76
$206kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$4,433Land / acre
40.2"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
86 miNearest metro
52People / sq mi
0.3%Federal land
47.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Bradford County, Pennsylvania

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

Bradford County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (40.2″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $206k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Bradford County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Bradford County runs about $4,433 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Bradford County?

Bradford County gets about 40.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Bradford County?

The nearest major metro is about 86 miles away, and population density is 52 people per square mile.

How Bradford compares in Pennsylvania

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