Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential

Calumet County

56BoltScore / 100
#43 of 72 in Wisconsin

Calumet County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: 32 mi from the nearest metro and middling conditions for growing food.

How Calumet County scores

Hazard Safety70
Freedom61
Food40
Isolation36
Sovereignty78
Water65
Affordability40
$378kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$8,232Land / acre
33.2"Annual rain
0.5% of yrsSevere drought
32 miNearest metro
167.2People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
45.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Calumet County, Wisconsin

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

Calumet County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: 32 mi from the nearest metro and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Calumet County, Wisconsin?

Land in Calumet County runs about $8,232 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Calumet County?

Calumet County gets about 33.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0.5% of years.

How remote is Calumet County?

The nearest major metro is about 32 miles away, and population density is 167.2 people per square mile.

How Calumet compares in Wisconsin

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