Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Mercer County

60BoltScore / 100
#31 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Mercer County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (44.1″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Mercer County scores

Hazard Safety22
Freedom57
Food40
Isolation49
Sovereignty78
Water93
Affordability78
$181kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$4,627Land / acre
44.1"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
60 miNearest metro
161.3People / sq mi
2%Federal land
49°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Mercer County, Pennsylvania

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

Mercer County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (44.1″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Mercer County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Mercer County runs about $4,627 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Mercer County?

Mercer County gets about 44.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Mercer County?

The nearest major metro is about 60 miles away, and population density is 161.3 people per square mile.

How Mercer compares in Pennsylvania

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