Michigan · Off-grid & homestead potential

Benzie County

65BoltScore / 100
#31 of 83 in Michigan

Benzie County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (34.2″/yr). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Benzie County scores

Hazard Safety77
Freedom57
Food35
Isolation72
Sovereignty88
Water78
Affordability45
$412kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$6,283Land / acre
34.2"Annual rain
1.4% of yrsSevere drought
97 miNearest metro
57.7People / sq mi
6.6%Federal land
45.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Benzie County, Michigan

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

Benzie County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (34.2″/yr). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Benzie County, Michigan?

Land in Benzie County runs about $6,283 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Benzie County?

Benzie County gets about 34.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.4% of years.

How remote is Benzie County?

The nearest major metro is about 97 miles away, and population density is 57.7 people per square mile.

How Benzie compares in Michigan

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