Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Wood County

55BoltScore / 100
#67 of 88 in Ohio

Wood County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (35.3″/yr). The trade-offs: 23 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Wood County scores

Hazard Safety34
Freedom52
Food54
Isolation28
Sovereignty88
Water68
Affordability56
$243kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$8,146Land / acre
35.3"Annual rain
0.9% of yrsSevere drought
23 miNearest metro
214.9People / sq mi
0%Federal land
51.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Wood County, Ohio

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

Wood County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (35.3″/yr). Watch-outs: 23 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Wood County, Ohio?

Land in Wood County runs about $8,146 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Wood County?

Wood County gets about 35.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.9% of years.

How remote is Wood County?

The nearest major metro is about 23 miles away, and population density is 214.9 people per square mile.

How Wood compares in Ohio

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