Michigan · Off-grid & homestead potential
Ontonagon County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 166 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (40.8°F avg).
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Ontonagon County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 166 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (40.8°F avg).
Land in Ontonagon County runs about $3,563 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Ontonagon County gets about 33.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 166 miles away, and population density is 4.5 people per square mile.