Washington · Off-grid & homestead potential

Pend Oreille County

53BoltScore / 100
#7 of 39 in Washington

Pend Oreille County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (34.8″/yr) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (42.7°F avg) and 59.2% of it owned by the federal government.

How Pend Oreille County scores

Hazard Safety72
Freedom54
Food20
Isolation61
Sovereignty33
Water73
Affordability61
$376kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$3,486Land / acre
34.8"Annual rain
10% of yrsSevere drought
60 miNearest metro
10.3People / sq mi
59.2%Federal land
42.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Pend Oreille County, Washington

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

Pend Oreille County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (34.8″/yr) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (42.7°F avg) and 59.2% of it owned by the federal government.

How much does land cost in Pend Oreille County, Washington?

Land in Pend Oreille County runs about $3,486 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Pend Oreille County?

Pend Oreille County gets about 34.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10% of years.

How remote is Pend Oreille County?

The nearest major metro is about 60 miles away, and population density is 10.3 people per square mile.

How Pend Oreille compares in Washington

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