New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Onondaga County

45BoltScore / 100
#47 of 62 in New York

Onondaga County is a marginal bolthole (45/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (42.7″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 3 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Onondaga County scores

Hazard Safety9
Freedom23
Food43
Isolation0
Sovereignty79
Water91
Affordability72
$282kTypical home
2.6%Property tax
$3,467Land / acre
42.7"Annual rain
0.8% of yrsSevere drought
3 miNearest metro
601.1People / sq mi
0.9%Federal land
47°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Onondaga County, New York

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

Onondaga County is a marginal bolthole (45/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (42.7″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 3 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

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

Land in Onondaga County runs about $3,467 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Onondaga County?

Onondaga County gets about 42.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.8% of years.

How remote is Onondaga County?

The nearest major metro is about 3 miles away, and population density is 601.1 people per square mile.

How Onondaga compares in New York

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