Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Allen County

60BoltScore / 100
#52 of 88 in Ohio

Allen County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (38.9″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and real distance from any metro (57 mi).

How Allen County scores

Hazard Safety27
Freedom59
Food63
Isolation40
Sovereignty85
Water86
Affordability61
$192kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$8,341Land / acre
38.9"Annual rain
0.8% of yrsSevere drought
57 miNearest metro
250.5People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
51.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Allen County, Ohio

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

Allen County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (38.9″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and real distance from any metro (57 mi).

How much does land cost in Allen County, Ohio?

Land in Allen County runs about $8,341 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Allen County?

Allen County gets about 38.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.8% of years.

How remote is Allen County?

The nearest major metro is about 57 miles away, and population density is 250.5 people per square mile.

How Allen compares in Ohio

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