Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Potter County

71BoltScore / 100
#4 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Potter County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.3″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Potter County scores

Hazard Safety72
Freedom64
Food27
Isolation73
Sovereignty86
Water91
Affordability84
$162kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$3,653Land / acre
43.3"Annual rain
1.7% of yrsSevere drought
89 miNearest metro
14.8People / sq mi
0%Federal land
46°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Potter County, Pennsylvania

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

Potter County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.3″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Potter County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Potter County runs about $3,653 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Potter County?

Potter County gets about 43.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.7% of years.

How remote is Potter County?

The nearest major metro is about 89 miles away, and population density is 14.8 people per square mile.

How Potter compares in Pennsylvania

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