Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential

Mills County

64BoltScore / 100
#43 of 99 in Iowa

Mills County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How Mills County scores

Hazard Safety82
Freedom62
Food65
Isolation45
Sovereignty85
Water61
Affordability48
$282kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$8,944Land / acre
34.1"Annual rain
8.5% of yrsSevere drought
27 miNearest metro
33.5People / sq mi
0.4%Federal land
51.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Mills County, Iowa

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

Mills County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How much does land cost in Mills County, Iowa?

Land in Mills County runs about $8,944 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Mills County?

Mills County gets about 34.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.5% of years.

How remote is Mills County?

The nearest major metro is about 27 miles away, and population density is 33.5 people per square mile.

How Mills compares in Iowa

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