Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential

Keokuk County

69BoltScore / 100
#13 of 99 in Iowa

Keokuk County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How Keokuk County scores

Hazard Safety78
Freedom64
Food59
Isolation56
Sovereignty78
Water75
Affordability70
$146kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$7,382Land / acre
37.4"Annual rain
13.3% of yrsSevere drought
51 miNearest metro
17.1People / sq mi
0.4%Federal land
49.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Keokuk County, Iowa

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

Keokuk County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How much does land cost in Keokuk County, Iowa?

Land in Keokuk County runs about $7,382 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Keokuk County?

Keokuk County gets about 37.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 13.3% of years.

How remote is Keokuk County?

The nearest major metro is about 51 miles away, and population density is 17.1 people per square mile.

How Keokuk compares in Iowa

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