Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential
Monroe County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (35.6″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and a short, cold growing season (44.7°F avg).
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Monroe County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (35.6″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and a short, cold growing season (44.7°F avg).
Land in Monroe County runs about $5,240 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Monroe County gets about 35.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 80 miles away, and population density is 51.2 people per square mile.