Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Knox County

59BoltScore / 100
#57 of 88 in Ohio

Knox County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (41.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Knox County scores

Hazard Safety39
Freedom60
Food53
Isolation44
Sovereignty79
Water90
Affordability52
$289kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$7,956Land / acre
41.6"Annual rain
0.6% of yrsSevere drought
42 miNearest metro
120.5People / sq mi
1.2%Federal land
50.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Knox County, Ohio

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

Knox County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (41.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Knox County, Ohio?

Land in Knox County runs about $7,956 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Knox County?

Knox County gets about 41.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.6% of years.

How remote is Knox County?

The nearest major metro is about 42 miles away, and population density is 120.5 people per square mile.

How Knox compares in Ohio

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