New York · Off-grid & homestead potential

Yates County

55BoltScore / 100
#29 of 62 in New York

Yates County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (34.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: tighter state governance (58% Republican) and middling conditions for growing food.

How Yates County scores

Hazard Safety53
Freedom30
Food41
Isolation49
Sovereignty75
Water82
Affordability54
$322kTypical home
1.9%Property tax
$6,402Land / acre
34.6"Annual rain
2.5% of yrsSevere drought
46 miNearest metro
72.4People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
47.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Yates County, New York

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

Yates County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (34.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: tighter state governance (58% Republican) and middling conditions for growing food.

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

Land in Yates County runs about $6,402 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Yates County?

Yates County gets about 34.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.5% of years.

How remote is Yates County?

The nearest major metro is about 46 miles away, and population density is 72.4 people per square mile.

How Yates compares in New York

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