Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Blue Earth County

57BoltScore / 100
#63 of 87 in Minnesota

Blue Earth County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (33.2″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Blue Earth County scores

Hazard Safety28
Freedom50
Food55
Isolation62
Sovereignty84
Water71
Affordability51
$305kTypical home
1%Property tax
$7,755Land / acre
33.2"Annual rain
10.1% of yrsSevere drought
79 miNearest metro
93.6People / sq mi
1.3%Federal land
45.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

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

Blue Earth County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (33.2″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Blue Earth County, Minnesota?

Land in Blue Earth County runs about $7,755 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Blue Earth County?

Blue Earth County gets about 33.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10.1% of years.

How remote is Blue Earth County?

The nearest major metro is about 79 miles away, and population density is 93.6 people per square mile.

How Blue Earth compares in Minnesota

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