Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential

Muscatine County

59BoltScore / 100
#82 of 99 in Iowa

Muscatine County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (37.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: 24 mi from the nearest metro and moderate natural-hazard risk.

How Muscatine County scores

Hazard Safety42
Freedom56
Food62
Isolation38
Sovereignty78
Water80
Affordability56
$203kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$9,311Land / acre
37.6"Annual rain
5.9% of yrsSevere drought
24 miNearest metro
96.5People / sq mi
2.4%Federal land
50°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Muscatine County, Iowa

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

Muscatine County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (37.6″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: 24 mi from the nearest metro and moderate natural-hazard risk.

How much does land cost in Muscatine County, Iowa?

Land in Muscatine County runs about $9,311 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Muscatine County?

Muscatine County gets about 37.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 5.9% of years.

How remote is Muscatine County?

The nearest major metro is about 24 miles away, and population density is 96.5 people per square mile.

How Muscatine compares in Iowa

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