Washington · Off-grid & homestead potential

Klickitat County

50BoltScore / 100
#14 of 39 in Washington

Klickitat County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are real distance from any metro (84 mi) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and poor cropland soil.

How Klickitat County scores

Hazard Safety26
Freedom48
Food28
Isolation71
Sovereignty63
Water56
Affordability54
$473kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$2,482Land / acre
22.5"Annual rain
12% of yrsSevere drought
84 miNearest metro
12.6People / sq mi
10.6%Federal land
48.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Klickitat County, Washington

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

Klickitat County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: real distance from any metro (84 mi) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and poor cropland soil.

How much does land cost in Klickitat County, Washington?

Land in Klickitat County runs about $2,482 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Klickitat County?

Klickitat County gets about 22.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 12% of years.

How remote is Klickitat County?

The nearest major metro is about 84 miles away, and population density is 12.6 people per square mile.

How Klickitat compares in Washington

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