Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential

Waushara County

62BoltScore / 100
#16 of 72 in Wisconsin

Waushara County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (33.3″/yr). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Waushara County scores

Hazard Safety57
Freedom64
Food32
Isolation62
Sovereignty84
Water69
Affordability65
$286kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$4,925Land / acre
33.3"Annual rain
3.5% of yrsSevere drought
68 miNearest metro
39.8People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
45.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Waushara County, Wisconsin

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

Waushara County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (33.3″/yr). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Waushara County, Wisconsin?

Land in Waushara County runs about $4,925 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Waushara County?

Waushara County gets about 33.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.5% of years.

How remote is Waushara County?

The nearest major metro is about 68 miles away, and population density is 39.8 people per square mile.

How Waushara compares in Wisconsin

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