Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (36.1″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 33 mi from the nearest metro.
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Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (36.1″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 33 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Jefferson County runs about $7,967 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jefferson County gets about 36.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 33 miles away, and population density is 154.1 people per square mile.