Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Freeborn County

60BoltScore / 100
#52 of 87 in Minnesota

Freeborn County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $198k).

How Freeborn County scores

Hazard Safety49
Freedom55
Food59
Isolation53
Sovereignty78
Water62
Affordability63
$198kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$7,698Land / acre
35.8"Annual rain
11.4% of yrsSevere drought
49 miNearest metro
43.1People / sq mi
2.2%Federal land
44.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Freeborn County, Minnesota

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

Freeborn County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $198k).

How much does land cost in Freeborn County, Minnesota?

Land in Freeborn County runs about $7,698 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Freeborn County?

Freeborn County gets about 35.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 11.4% of years.

How remote is Freeborn County?

The nearest major metro is about 49 miles away, and population density is 43.1 people per square mile.

How Freeborn compares in Minnesota

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