New Hampshire · Off-grid & homestead potential

Belknap County

57BoltScore / 100
#3 of 10 in New Hampshire

Belknap County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.4″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (54% Republican). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food and pricey real estate (typical home $514k).

How Belknap County scores

Hazard Safety43
Freedom82
Food28
Isolation38
Sovereignty78
Water94
Affordability36
$514kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$5,541Land / acre
47.4"Annual rain
4.3% of yrsSevere drought
35 miNearest metro
161.8People / sq mi
0.5%Federal land
45.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Belknap County, New Hampshire

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

Belknap County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.4″/yr) with little drought and strong economic & personal freedom (54% Republican). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food and pricey real estate (typical home $514k).

How much does land cost in Belknap County, New Hampshire?

Land in Belknap County runs about $5,541 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Belknap County?

Belknap County gets about 47.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.3% of years.

How remote is Belknap County?

The nearest major metro is about 35 miles away, and population density is 161.8 people per square mile.

How Belknap compares in New Hampshire

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