New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Schoharie County

60BoltScore / 100
#7 of 62 in New York

Schoharie County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (41.8″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: tighter state governance (63% Republican) and middling conditions for growing food.

How Schoharie County scores

Hazard Safety59
Freedom32
Food35
Isolation46
Sovereignty82
Water91
Affordability75
$252kTypical home
2.2%Property tax
$3,551Land / acre
41.8"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
33 miNearest metro
48.4People / sq mi
0%Federal land
45.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Schoharie County, New York

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

Schoharie County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (41.8″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: tighter state governance (63% Republican) and middling conditions for growing food.

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

Land in Schoharie County runs about $3,551 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Schoharie County?

Schoharie County gets about 41.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Schoharie County?

The nearest major metro is about 33 miles away, and population density is 48.4 people per square mile.

How Schoharie compares in New York

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