Indiana · Off-grid & homestead potential

Union County

71BoltScore / 100
#15 of 92 in Indiana

Union County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How Union County scores

Hazard Safety95
Freedom74
Food61
Isolation49
Sovereignty89
Water78
Affordability54
$198kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$9,913Land / acre
44.2"Annual rain
2.5% of yrsSevere drought
40 miNearest metro
43.3People / sq mi
7.5%Federal land
52.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Union County, Indiana

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

Union County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How much does land cost in Union County, Indiana?

Land in Union County runs about $9,913 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Union County?

Union County gets about 44.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.5% of years.

How remote is Union County?

The nearest major metro is about 40 miles away, and population density is 43.3 people per square mile.

How Union compares in Indiana

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