Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential

Osceola County

63BoltScore / 100
#50 of 99 in Iowa

Osceola County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and almost no federal land or extraction.

How Osceola County scores

Hazard Safety85
Freedom68
Food57
Isolation59
Sovereignty74
Water52
Affordability49
$175kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$11,586Land / acre
30.5"Annual rain
14.9% of yrsSevere drought
57 miNearest metro
15People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
45.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Osceola County, Iowa

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

Osceola County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and almost no federal land or extraction.

How much does land cost in Osceola County, Iowa?

Land in Osceola County runs about $11,586 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Osceola County?

Osceola County gets about 30.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 14.9% of years.

How remote is Osceola County?

The nearest major metro is about 57 miles away, and population density is 15 people per square mile.

How Osceola compares in Iowa

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