Wisconsin · Off-grid & homestead potential

La Crosse County

53BoltScore / 100
#55 of 72 in Wisconsin

La Crosse County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (36.4″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How La Crosse County scores

Hazard Safety20
Freedom54
Food42
Isolation44
Sovereignty81
Water80
Affordability52
$337kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$6,527Land / acre
36.4"Annual rain
2.4% of yrsSevere drought
68 miNearest metro
266.7People / sq mi
4.5%Federal land
45.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in La Crosse County, Wisconsin

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

La Crosse County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (36.4″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in La Crosse County, Wisconsin?

Land in La Crosse County runs about $6,527 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in La Crosse County?

La Crosse County gets about 36.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 2.4% of years.

How remote is La Crosse County?

The nearest major metro is about 68 miles away, and population density is 266.7 people per square mile.

How La Crosse compares in Wisconsin

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