Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential

Wood County

61BoltScore / 100
#19 of 72 in Wisconsin

Wood County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (33.2″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and a short, cold growing season (44°F avg).

How Wood County scores

Hazard Safety24
Freedom61
Food35
Isolation71
Sovereignty85
Water76
Affordability73
$230kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$4,417Land / acre
33.2"Annual rain
1.7% of yrsSevere drought
100 miNearest metro
93.2People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
44°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Wood County, Wisconsin

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

Wood County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (33.2″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and a short, cold growing season (44°F avg).

How much does land cost in Wood County, Wisconsin?

Land in Wood County runs about $4,417 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Wood County?

Wood County gets about 33.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.7% of years.

How remote is Wood County?

The nearest major metro is about 100 miles away, and population density is 93.2 people per square mile.

How Wood compares in Wisconsin

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