Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Montour County

66BoltScore / 100
#9 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Montour County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.5″/yr) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Montour County scores

Hazard Safety85
Freedom56
Food42
Isolation54
Sovereignty84
Water92
Affordability49
$280kTypical home
1%Property tax
$8,863Land / acre
43.5"Annual rain
0.1% of yrsSevere drought
69 miNearest metro
137.1People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
50.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Montour County, Pennsylvania

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

Montour County is a strong bolthole (66/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.5″/yr) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Montour County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Montour County runs about $8,863 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Montour County?

Montour County gets about 43.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.1% of years.

How remote is Montour County?

The nearest major metro is about 69 miles away, and population density is 137.1 people per square mile.

How Montour compares in Pennsylvania

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