Vol. I · Continental US · 50 States
Where in America can you actually live off the grid?
One reference, every state, weighted by what actually decides whether a parcel works: water, law, soil, energy, climate risk. No cherry-picked listings. No SEO bait. Just the constraints.
Section II
The Atlas
All 50 states, sortable across every scoring domain.
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Tennessee
+56
Highly Viable
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Arkansas
+50
Highly Viable
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Missouri
+49
Workable
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Kentucky
+44
Workable
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West Virginia
+44
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Alabama
+41
Workable
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Mississippi
+40
Workable
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Northeast
Maine
+36
Workable
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Nebraska
+35
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Idaho
+34
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Georgia
+33
Workable
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North Carolina
+33
Workable
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Iowa
+33
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Northeast
Pennsylvania
+32
Workable
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Indiana
+31
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Michigan
+30
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Ohio
+30
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South Dakota
+30
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Virginia
+29
Workable
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North Dakota
+29
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Wisconsin
+27
Workable
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Montana
+27
Workable
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South Carolina
+26
Workable
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Minnesota
+26
Workable
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New Hampshire
+25
Workable
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Oklahoma
+24
Workable
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Illinois
+23
Workable
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Hawaii
+23
Workable
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Kansas
+22
Workable
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Vermont
+21
Workable
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Alaska
+21
Workable
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New York
+20
Workable
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Wyoming
+17
Mixed — pick parcel carefully
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Texas
+16
Mixed — pick parcel carefully
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Louisiana
+15
Mixed — pick parcel carefully
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Maryland
+14
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Delaware
+10
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Colorado
+9
Mixed — pick parcel carefully
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Arizona
+7
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Massachusetts
+6
Mixed — pick parcel carefully
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Connecticut
+6
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Florida
+5
Mixed — pick parcel carefully
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New Mexico
+5
Mixed — pick parcel carefully
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New Jersey
+2
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Oregon
+1
Mixed — pick parcel carefully
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Rhode Island
+0
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Washington
-1
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Nevada
-9
Mixed — pick parcel carefully
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Utah
-11
Difficult
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California
-38
Avoid for off-grid
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