Oklahoma · Off-grid & homestead potential

Osage County

65BoltScore / 100
#58 of 77 in Oklahoma

Osage County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $217k) and decent rainfall (40″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Osage County scores

Hazard Safety22
Freedom78
Food66
Isolation53
Sovereignty71
Water78
Affordability86
$217kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$1,883Land / acre
40"Annual rain
—Severe drought
44 miNearest metro
20.5People / sq mi
1.7%Federal land
58.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Osage County, Oklahoma

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

Osage County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $217k) and decent rainfall (40″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Osage County, Oklahoma?

Land in Osage County runs about $1,883 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Osage County?

Osage County gets about 40" of rain a year.

How remote is Osage County?

The nearest major metro is about 44 miles away, and population density is 20.5 people per square mile.

How Osage compares in Oklahoma

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