Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential

Grant County

60BoltScore / 100
#24 of 72 in Wisconsin

Grant County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (37.9″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $227k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Grant County scores

Hazard Safety39
Freedom59
Food49
Isolation62
Sovereignty61
Water80
Affordability66
$227kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$6,306Land / acre
37.9"Annual rain
5.2% of yrsSevere drought
69 miNearest metro
44.8People / sq mi
2%Federal land
47.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Grant County, Wisconsin

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

Grant County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (37.9″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $227k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Grant County, Wisconsin?

Land in Grant County runs about $6,306 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Grant County?

Grant County gets about 37.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 5.2% of years.

How remote is Grant County?

The nearest major metro is about 69 miles away, and population density is 44.8 people per square mile.

How Grant compares in Wisconsin

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