Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential

Menominee County

63BoltScore / 100
#10 of 72 in Wisconsin

Menominee County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (43°F avg).

How Menominee County scores

Hazard Safety91
Freedom44
Food31
Isolation56
Sovereignty100
Water64
Affordability56
$306kTypical home
3.6%Property tax
Land / acre
32.5"Annual rain
0.5% of yrsSevere drought
49 miNearest metro
11.8People / sq mi
0%Federal land
43°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Menominee County, Wisconsin

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

Menominee County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (43°F avg).

How much does land cost in Menominee County, Wisconsin?

A typical home in Menominee County costs about $306k, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Menominee County?

Menominee County gets about 32.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.5% of years.

How remote is Menominee County?

The nearest major metro is about 49 miles away, and population density is 11.8 people per square mile.

How Menominee compares in Wisconsin

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