Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Erie County

57BoltScore / 100
#42 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Erie County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.4″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Erie County scores

Hazard Safety16
Freedom52
Food43
Isolation44
Sovereignty76
Water95
Affordability70
$224kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$5,301Land / acre
46.4"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
81 miNearest metro
334.9People / sq mi
0.8%Federal land
48.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Erie County, Pennsylvania

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

Erie County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.4″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Erie County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Erie County runs about $5,301 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Erie County?

Erie County gets about 46.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Erie County?

The nearest major metro is about 81 miles away, and population density is 334.9 people per square mile.

How Erie compares in Pennsylvania

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