Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Snyder County

62BoltScore / 100
#25 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Snyder County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (44.7″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Snyder County scores

Hazard Safety46
Freedom62
Food41
Isolation63
Sovereignty79
Water94
Affordability53
$232kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$9,076Land / acre
44.7"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
86 miNearest metro
120.8People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
50.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Snyder County, Pennsylvania

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

Snyder County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (44.7″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Snyder County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Snyder County runs about $9,076 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Snyder County?

Snyder County gets about 44.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Snyder County?

The nearest major metro is about 86 miles away, and population density is 120.8 people per square mile.

How Snyder compares in Pennsylvania

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