Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential

Pepin County

65BoltScore / 100
#5 of 72 in Wisconsin

Pepin County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and decent rainfall (34.8″/yr). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Pepin County scores

Hazard Safety93
Freedom62
Food42
Isolation52
Sovereignty70
Water75
Affordability62
$287kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$5,613Land / acre
34.8"Annual rain
6.9% of yrsSevere drought
43 miNearest metro
32.1People / sq mi
1.6%Federal land
45.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Pepin County, Wisconsin

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

Pepin County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and decent rainfall (34.8″/yr). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Pepin County, Wisconsin?

Land in Pepin County runs about $5,613 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Pepin County?

Pepin County gets about 34.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.9% of years.

How remote is Pepin County?

The nearest major metro is about 43 miles away, and population density is 32.1 people per square mile.

How Pepin compares in Wisconsin

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