Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential

Woodbury County

55BoltScore / 100
#90 of 99 in Iowa

Woodbury County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (30.3″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Woodbury County scores

Hazard Safety17
Freedom58
Food54
Isolation59
Sovereignty74
Water62
Affordability59
$208kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$8,352Land / acre
30.3"Annual rain
18.8% of yrsSevere drought
77 miNearest metro
121.4People / sq mi
0.8%Federal land
48.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Woodbury County, Iowa

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

Woodbury County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (30.3″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Woodbury County, Iowa?

Land in Woodbury County runs about $8,352 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Woodbury County?

Woodbury County gets about 30.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 18.8% of years.

How remote is Woodbury County?

The nearest major metro is about 77 miles away, and population density is 121.4 people per square mile.

How Woodbury compares in Iowa

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