Michigan · Off-grid & homestead potential
Oakland County is a marginal bolthole (41/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (33.2″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 19 mi away.
Scout Oakland County
⛺Camp here before you commitBook a few nights nearby on Hipcamp →Some links are affiliate links — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you.
Oakland County is a marginal bolthole (41/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (33.2″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 19 mi away.
Land in Oakland County runs about $15,247 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Oakland County gets about 33.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 19 miles away, and population density is 1,464.8 people per square mile.