Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential

Louisa County

69BoltScore / 100
#10 of 99 in Iowa

Louisa County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How Louisa County scores

Hazard Safety82
Freedom62
Food64
Isolation52
Sovereignty80
Water78
Affordability66
$172kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$7,815Land / acre
37.6"Annual rain
8% of yrsSevere drought
42 miNearest metro
26.2People / sq mi
6.1%Federal land
50.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Louisa County, Iowa

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

Louisa County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How much does land cost in Louisa County, Iowa?

Land in Louisa County runs about $7,815 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Louisa County?

Louisa County gets about 37.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8% of years.

How remote is Louisa County?

The nearest major metro is about 42 miles away, and population density is 26.2 people per square mile.

How Louisa compares in Iowa

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