Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential

Portage County

59BoltScore / 100
#29 of 72 in Wisconsin

Portage County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (33.4″/yr). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (44°F avg) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Portage County scores

Hazard Safety37
Freedom56
Food34
Isolation60
Sovereignty86
Water81
Affordability61
$321kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$4,888Land / acre
33.4"Annual rain
1.2% of yrsSevere drought
74 miNearest metro
88.7People / sq mi
0.8%Federal land
44°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Portage County, Wisconsin

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

Portage County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (33.4″/yr). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (44°F avg) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Portage County, Wisconsin?

Land in Portage County runs about $4,888 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Portage County?

Portage County gets about 33.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.2% of years.

How remote is Portage County?

The nearest major metro is about 74 miles away, and population density is 88.7 people per square mile.

How Portage compares in Wisconsin

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