Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential

Adams County

59BoltScore / 100
#25 of 72 in Wisconsin

Adams County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (35″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How Adams County scores

Hazard Safety29
Freedom62
Food34
Isolation60
Sovereignty84
Water79
Affordability68
$255kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$5,155Land / acre
35"Annual rain
6.2% of yrsSevere drought
62 miNearest metro
33.2People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
45.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Adams County, Wisconsin

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

Adams County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (35″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Adams County, Wisconsin?

Land in Adams County runs about $5,155 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Adams County?

Adams County gets about 35" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.2% of years.

How remote is Adams County?

The nearest major metro is about 62 miles away, and population density is 33.2 people per square mile.

How Adams compares in Wisconsin

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