Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Richland County

60BoltScore / 100
#56 of 88 in Ohio

Richland County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (40.7″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and real distance from any metro (58 mi).

How Richland County scores

Hazard Safety39
Freedom59
Food52
Isolation40
Sovereignty80
Water89
Affordability58
$199kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$8,823Land / acre
40.7"Annual rain
0.6% of yrsSevere drought
58 miNearest metro
252.5People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
49.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Richland County, Ohio

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

Richland County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (40.7″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and real distance from any metro (58 mi).

How much does land cost in Richland County, Ohio?

Land in Richland County runs about $8,823 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Richland County?

Richland County gets about 40.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.6% of years.

How remote is Richland County?

The nearest major metro is about 58 miles away, and population density is 252.5 people per square mile.

How Richland compares in Ohio

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