Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Union County

62BoltScore / 100
#42 of 88 in Ohio

Union County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (39.4″/yr). The trade-offs: 33 mi from the nearest metro and pricey real estate (typical home $413k).

How Union County scores

Hazard Safety67
Freedom57
Food60
Isolation37
Sovereignty90
Water87
Affordability37
$413kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$8,151Land / acre
39.4"Annual rain
0.8% of yrsSevere drought
33 miNearest metro
161.3People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
51.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Union County, Ohio

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

Union County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (39.4″/yr). Watch-outs: 33 mi from the nearest metro and pricey real estate (typical home $413k).

How much does land cost in Union County, Ohio?

Land in Union County runs about $8,151 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Union County?

Union County gets about 39.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.8% of years.

How remote is Union County?

The nearest major metro is about 33 miles away, and population density is 161.3 people per square mile.

How Union compares in Ohio

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