New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Wyoming County

60BoltScore / 100
#8 of 62 in New York

Wyoming County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (41″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food and tighter state governance (72% Republican).

How Wyoming County scores

Hazard Safety59
Freedom36
Food36
Isolation45
Sovereignty80
Water89
Affordability74
$207kTypical home
2.3%Property tax
$4,920Land / acre
41"Annual rain
3% of yrsSevere drought
35 miNearest metro
66.7People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
46.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Wyoming County, New York

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

Wyoming County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (41″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food and tighter state governance (72% Republican).

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

Land in Wyoming County runs about $4,920 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Wyoming County?

Wyoming County gets about 41" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3% of years.

How remote is Wyoming County?

The nearest major metro is about 35 miles away, and population density is 66.7 people per square mile.

How Wyoming compares in New York

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