Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential

Green Lake County

59BoltScore / 100
#34 of 72 in Wisconsin

Green Lake County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (33.9″/yr). The trade-offs: moderate natural-hazard risk.

How Green Lake County scores

Hazard Safety42
Freedom64
Food44
Isolation54
Sovereignty78
Water75
Affordability52
$295kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$7,669Land / acre
33.9"Annual rain
4.8% of yrsSevere drought
52 miNearest metro
55.3People / sq mi
1%Federal land
45.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Green Lake County, Wisconsin

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

Green Lake County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (33.9″/yr). Watch-outs: moderate natural-hazard risk.

How much does land cost in Green Lake County, Wisconsin?

Land in Green Lake County runs about $7,669 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Green Lake County?

Green Lake County gets about 33.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.8% of years.

How remote is Green Lake County?

The nearest major metro is about 52 miles away, and population density is 55.3 people per square mile.

How Green Lake compares in Wisconsin

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