Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential
Washington County is a marginal bolthole (48/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (34″/yr). The trade-offs: 25 mi from the nearest metro and pricey real estate (typical home $431k).
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Washington County is a marginal bolthole (48/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (34″/yr). Watch-outs: 25 mi from the nearest metro and pricey real estate (typical home $431k).
Land in Washington County runs about $9,471 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Washington County gets about 34" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 25 miles away, and population density is 320.8 people per square mile.