Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Waseca County

64BoltScore / 100
#30 of 87 in Minnesota

Waseca County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How Waseca County scores

Hazard Safety75
Freedom57
Food56
Isolation56
Sovereignty90
Water62
Affordability51
$259kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$8,825Land / acre
35"Annual rain
9.4% of yrsSevere drought
55 miNearest metro
44.8People / sq mi
0.5%Federal land
44.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Waseca County, Minnesota

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

Waseca County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How much does land cost in Waseca County, Minnesota?

Land in Waseca County runs about $8,825 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Waseca County?

Waseca County gets about 35" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9.4% of years.

How remote is Waseca County?

The nearest major metro is about 55 miles away, and population density is 44.8 people per square mile.

How Waseca compares in Minnesota

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