Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential
Dubuque County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (38.6″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and pricey real estate (typical home $279k).
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Dubuque County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (38.6″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and pricey real estate (typical home $279k).
Land in Dubuque County runs about $10,692 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Dubuque County gets about 38.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 5.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 54 miles away, and population density is 162.6 people per square mile.