New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Cortland County

58BoltScore / 100
#14 of 62 in New York

Cortland County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (44.3″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $203k). The trade-offs: tighter state governance (50% Republican) and middling conditions for growing food.

How Cortland County scores

Hazard Safety49
Freedom27
Food36
Isolation44
Sovereignty80
Water91
Affordability82
$203kTypical home
2.6%Property tax
$3,103Land / acre
44.3"Annual rain
0.6% of yrsSevere drought
36 miNearest metro
91.7People / sq mi
0.3%Federal land
45.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Cortland County, New York

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

Cortland County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (44.3″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $203k). Watch-outs: tighter state governance (50% Republican) and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Cortland County, New York?

Land in Cortland County runs about $3,103 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Cortland County?

Cortland County gets about 44.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.6% of years.

How remote is Cortland County?

The nearest major metro is about 36 miles away, and population density is 91.7 people per square mile.

How Cortland compares in New York

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