Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Indiana County

63BoltScore / 100
#21 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Indiana County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $169k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Indiana County scores

Hazard Safety36
Freedom60
Food39
Isolation48
Sovereignty80
Water95
Affordability81
$169kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$4,312Land / acre
46.5"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
47 miNearest metro
100.4People / sq mi
1.1%Federal land
49.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

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

Indiana County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.5″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $169k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Indiana County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Indiana County runs about $4,312 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Indiana County?

Indiana County gets about 46.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Indiana County?

The nearest major metro is about 47 miles away, and population density is 100.4 people per square mile.

How Indiana compares in Pennsylvania

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