Pennsylvania · Off-grid & homestead potential

Somerset County

64BoltScore / 100
#17 of 67 in Pennsylvania

Somerset County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (47.2″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Somerset County scores

Hazard Safety36
Freedom63
Food36
Isolation56
Sovereignty80
Water95
Affordability80
$178kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$4,380Land / acre
47.2"Annual rain
2.4% of yrsSevere drought
59 miNearest metro
67.2People / sq mi
0.5%Federal land
48°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

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

Somerset County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (47.2″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Somerset County, Pennsylvania?

Land in Somerset County runs about $4,380 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Somerset County?

Somerset County gets about 47.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.4% of years.

How remote is Somerset County?

The nearest major metro is about 59 miles away, and population density is 67.2 people per square mile.

How Somerset compares in Pennsylvania

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