Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Stark County

47BoltScore / 100
#82 of 88 in Ohio

Stark County is a marginal bolthole (47/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (40.8″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: 22 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Stark County scores

Hazard Safety12
Freedom55
Food46
Isolation5
Sovereignty74
Water89
Affordability49
$220kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$10,369Land / acre
40.8"Annual rain
0.3% of yrsSevere drought
22 miNearest metro
647.9People / sq mi
1.3%Federal land
50.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Stark County, Ohio

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

Stark County is a marginal bolthole (47/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (40.8″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: 22 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Stark County, Ohio?

Land in Stark County runs about $10,369 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Stark County?

Stark County gets about 40.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.3% of years.

How remote is Stark County?

The nearest major metro is about 22 miles away, and population density is 647.9 people per square mile.

How Stark compares in Ohio

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