Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Venango County

64BoltScore / 100
#16 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Venango County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $132k) and abundant rainfall (45.8″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Venango County scores

Hazard Safety44
Freedom60
Food37
Isolation59
Sovereignty78
Water83
Affordability85
$132kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$4,234Land / acre
45.8"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
68 miNearest metro
73.3People / sq mi
4.5%Federal land
48.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Venango County, Pennsylvania

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

Venango County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $132k) and abundant rainfall (45.8″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Venango County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Venango County runs about $4,234 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Venango County?

Venango County gets about 45.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Venango County?

The nearest major metro is about 68 miles away, and population density is 73.3 people per square mile.

How Venango compares in Pennsylvania

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