Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Mower County

57BoltScore / 100
#65 of 87 in Minnesota

Mower County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (36.4″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Mower County scores

Hazard Safety33
Freedom52
Food57
Isolation43
Sovereignty80
Water76
Affordability60
$205kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$8,240Land / acre
36.4"Annual rain
9.3% of yrsSevere drought
28 miNearest metro
56.3People / sq mi
0.3%Federal land
44.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Mower County, Minnesota

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

Mower County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (36.4″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Mower County, Minnesota?

Land in Mower County runs about $8,240 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Mower County?

Mower County gets about 36.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9.3% of years.

How remote is Mower County?

The nearest major metro is about 28 miles away, and population density is 56.3 people per square mile.

How Mower compares in Minnesota

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