Michigan · Off-grid & homestead potential

Menominee County

64BoltScore / 100
#33 of 83 in Michigan

Menominee County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $186k) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (43°F avg).

How Menominee County scores

Hazard Safety56
Freedom61
Food28
Isolation66
Sovereignty80
Water73
Affordability84
$186kTypical home
1%Property tax
$3,061Land / acre
30.7"Annual rain
1.4% of yrsSevere drought
74 miNearest metro
22People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
43°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Menominee County, Michigan

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

Menominee County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $186k) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (43°F avg).

How much does land cost in Menominee County, Michigan?

Land in Menominee County runs about $3,061 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Menominee County?

Menominee County gets about 30.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.4% of years.

How remote is Menominee County?

The nearest major metro is about 74 miles away, and population density is 22 people per square mile.

How Menominee compares in Michigan

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