Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Goodhue County

57BoltScore / 100
#68 of 87 in Minnesota

Goodhue County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (34.7″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction.

How Goodhue County scores

Hazard Safety57
Freedom54
Food48
Isolation45
Sovereignty73
Water77
Affordability46
$330kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$8,303Land / acre
34.7"Annual rain
3.9% of yrsSevere drought
33 miNearest metro
63.5People / sq mi
0%Federal land
44.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Goodhue County, Minnesota

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

Goodhue County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (34.7″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction.

How much does land cost in Goodhue County, Minnesota?

Land in Goodhue County runs about $8,303 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Goodhue County?

Goodhue County gets about 34.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.9% of years.

How remote is Goodhue County?

The nearest major metro is about 33 miles away, and population density is 63.5 people per square mile.

How Goodhue compares in Minnesota

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