Michigan · Off-grid & homestead potential

Midland County

58BoltScore / 100
#56 of 83 in Michigan

Midland County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (32.3″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Midland County scores

Hazard Safety28
Freedom58
Food42
Isolation52
Sovereignty86
Water75
Affordability67
$247kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$5,538Land / acre
32.3"Annual rain
1.4% of yrsSevere drought
68 miNearest metro
162.4People / sq mi
0%Federal land
47.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Midland County, Michigan

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

Midland County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (32.3″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Midland County, Michigan?

Land in Midland County runs about $5,538 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Midland County?

Midland County gets about 32.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.4% of years.

How remote is Midland County?

The nearest major metro is about 68 miles away, and population density is 162.4 people per square mile.

How Midland compares in Michigan

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