Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential

Butler County

67BoltScore / 100
#19 of 99 in Iowa

Butler County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (36.5″/yr) and low natural-disaster risk.

How Butler County scores

Hazard Safety73
Freedom63
Food60
Isolation68
Sovereignty72
Water75
Affordability60
$190kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$8,547Land / acre
36.5"Annual rain
10.9% of yrsSevere drought
80 miNearest metro
24.4People / sq mi
1.8%Federal land
46.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Butler County, Iowa

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

Butler County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (36.5″/yr) and low natural-disaster risk.

How much does land cost in Butler County, Iowa?

Land in Butler County runs about $8,547 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Butler County?

Butler County gets about 36.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10.9% of years.

How remote is Butler County?

The nearest major metro is about 80 miles away, and population density is 24.4 people per square mile.

How Butler compares in Iowa

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