Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Summit County

43BoltScore / 100
#87 of 88 in Ohio

Summit County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (39.2″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 3 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Summit County scores

Hazard Safety9
Freedom49
Food49
Isolation0
Sovereignty70
Water88
Affordability37
$229kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$21,036Land / acre
39.2"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
3 miNearest metro
1,297.8People / sq mi
6.7%Federal land
50.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Summit County, Ohio

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

Summit County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (39.2″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 3 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Summit County, Ohio?

Land in Summit County runs about $21,036 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Summit County?

Summit County gets about 39.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Summit County?

The nearest major metro is about 3 miles away, and population density is 1,297.8 people per square mile.

How Summit compares in Ohio

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