Michigan · Off-grid & homestead potential

Livingston County

50BoltScore / 100
#76 of 83 in Michigan

Livingston County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (33.8″/yr). The trade-offs: 22 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Livingston County scores

Hazard Safety26
Freedom60
Food47
Isolation17
Sovereignty80
Water77
Affordability41
$403kTypical home
1%Property tax
$7,380Land / acre
33.8"Annual rain
1.9% of yrsSevere drought
22 miNearest metro
348.1People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
47.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Livingston County, Michigan

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

Livingston County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (33.8″/yr). Watch-outs: 22 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Livingston County, Michigan?

Land in Livingston County runs about $7,380 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Livingston County?

Livingston County gets about 33.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.9% of years.

How remote is Livingston County?

The nearest major metro is about 22 miles away, and population density is 348.1 people per square mile.

How Livingston compares in Michigan

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