Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential

Boone County

60BoltScore / 100
#78 of 99 in Iowa

Boone County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How Boone County scores

Hazard Safety72
Freedom58
Food60
Isolation48
Sovereignty74
Water60
Affordability46
$235kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$10,746Land / acre
36"Annual rain
14.5% of yrsSevere drought
36 miNearest metro
46.6People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
48.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Boone County, Iowa

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

Boone County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How much does land cost in Boone County, Iowa?

Land in Boone County runs about $10,746 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Boone County?

Boone County gets about 36" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 14.5% of years.

How remote is Boone County?

The nearest major metro is about 36 miles away, and population density is 46.6 people per square mile.

How Boone compares in Iowa

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