Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential

Cass County

63BoltScore / 100
#48 of 99 in Iowa

Cass County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (35.9″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Cass County scores

Hazard Safety40
Freedom63
Food62
Isolation59
Sovereignty82
Water74
Affordability65
$165kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$8,221Land / acre
35.9"Annual rain
10.8% of yrsSevere drought
59 miNearest metro
23.3People / sq mi
0%Federal land
49.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Cass County, Iowa

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

Cass County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (35.9″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Cass County, Iowa?

Land in Cass County runs about $8,221 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Cass County?

Cass County gets about 35.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10.8% of years.

How remote is Cass County?

The nearest major metro is about 59 miles away, and population density is 23.3 people per square mile.

How Cass compares in Iowa

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