Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Otter Tail County

54BoltScore / 100
#73 of 87 in Minnesota

Otter Tail County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (26.7″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and a short, cold growing season (41.3°F avg).

How Otter Tail County scores

Hazard Safety21
Freedom58
Food34
Isolation58
Sovereignty78
Water66
Affordability64
$332kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$3,840Land / acre
26.7"Annual rain
4.2% of yrsSevere drought
58 miNearest metro
30.7People / sq mi
8.9%Federal land
41.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

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

Otter Tail County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (26.7″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and a short, cold growing season (41.3°F avg).

How much does land cost in Otter Tail County, Minnesota?

Land in Otter Tail County runs about $3,840 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Otter Tail County?

Otter Tail County gets about 26.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.2% of years.

How remote is Otter Tail County?

The nearest major metro is about 58 miles away, and population density is 30.7 people per square mile.

How Otter Tail compares in Minnesota

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