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Wisconsin Freedom Map

Compare all 72 Wisconsin counties for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid living, homesteading, land affordability, solar, broadband, climate, public land, and county-rule research.

County profiles72
Regions8
Verified profiles0
Top score75

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Adams County: Freedom Score 58Ashland County: Freedom Score 65Barron County: Freedom Score 49Bayfield County: Freedom Score 68Brown County: Freedom Score 37Buffalo County: Freedom Score 64Burnett County: Freedom Score 69Calumet County: Freedom Score 50Chippewa County: Freedom Score 51Clark County: Freedom Score 57Columbia County: Freedom Score 50Crawford County: Freedom Score 62Dane County: Freedom Score 33Dodge County: Freedom Score 50Door County: Freedom Score 47Douglas County: Freedom Score 71Dunn County: Freedom Score 50Eau Claire County: Freedom Score 50Florence County: Freedom Score 67Fond du Lac County: Freedom Score 50Forest County: Freedom Score 68Grant County: Freedom Score 51Green County: Freedom Score 50Green Lake County: Freedom Score 50Iowa County: Freedom Score 50Iron County: Freedom Score 68Jackson County: Freedom Score 60Jefferson County: Freedom Score 50Juneau County: Freedom Score 58Kenosha County: Freedom Score 29Kewaunee County: Freedom Score 49La Crosse County: Freedom Score 50Lafayette County: Freedom Score 53Langlade County: Freedom Score 67Lincoln County: Freedom Score 74Manitowoc County: Freedom Score 49Marathon County: Freedom Score 50Marinette County: Freedom Score 50Marquette County: Freedom Score 52Menominee County: Freedom Score 55Milwaukee County: Freedom Score 23Monroe County: Freedom Score 56Oconto County: Freedom Score 50Oneida County: Freedom Score 60Outagamie County: Freedom Score 50Ozaukee County: Freedom Score 29Pepin County: Freedom Score 50Pierce County: Freedom Score 50Polk County: Freedom Score 50Portage County: Freedom Score 50Price County: Freedom Score 72Racine County: Freedom Score 29Richland County: Freedom Score 61Rock County: Freedom Score 50Rusk County: Freedom Score 62Sauk County: Freedom Score 54Sawyer County: Freedom Score 75Shawano County: Freedom Score 50Sheboygan County: Freedom Score 50St. Croix County: Freedom Score 50Taylor County: Freedom Score 73Trempealeau County: Freedom Score 58Vernon County: Freedom Score 50Vilas County: Freedom Score 57Walworth County: Freedom Score 50Washburn County: Freedom Score 74Washington County: Freedom Score 51Waukesha County: Freedom Score 30Waupaca County: Freedom Score 50Waushara County: Freedom Score 56Winnebago County: Freedom Score 50Wood County: Freedom Score 50
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Wisconsin Is Part Of The Shared Freedom Map Platform

A sourced discovery dataset for Wisconsin counties, Northwoods and Driftless rural land research, homesteading, off-grid screening, shoreland context, POWTS septic, private wells, and county/local due diligence, with local-office confirmation still pending. These pages use the same county template, scoring model, and source-first workflow as Colorado.

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Wisconsin County Rankings

Highest Freedom ScoresBest for Tiny HomesBest for RV LivingBest for Off-Grid LivingCheapest LandBest Solar PotentialBest Public Land Access

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Wisconsin Counties By Lifestyle Goal

Start with a use case, compare the top county-level candidates, then move into parcel-level zoning, water, septic, access, and covenant research.

Tiny

Best For Tiny Home Research

4/5

County-level candidates where tiny-home research starts with stronger alternative-housing scores, rural land context, and source coverage.

Top starts: Sawyer, Lincoln, Washburn

RV

Best For RV Living Research

4/5

Counties worth comparing for RV occupancy, temporary use, sanitation, access, construction, and covenant questions.

Top starts: Sawyer, Lincoln, Washburn

Off grid

Best For Off-Grid Living

5/5

Stronger off-grid discovery candidates based on rural density, land affordability, solar, public land, water, septic, and county-rule research.

Top starts: Sawyer, Lincoln, Washburn

Land

Cheapest Rural Land

80/100

Lower price-per-acre counties that still need practical screening for water, septic, roads, covenants, access, and total development cost.

Top starts: Adams, Juneau, Trempealeau

Public

Best Public Land Access

0.6M

Counties with major public-land acreage and recreation signals, balanced against private parcel access and buildability constraints.

Top starts: Bayfield, Forest, Douglas

Overall

Highest Freedom Scores

75

The broadest starting point for comparing counties across lifestyle scores, land affordability, taxes, solar, broadband, and public land.

Top starts: Sawyer, Lincoln, Washburn

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Wisconsin Lifestyle Research Paths

Use these guides to translate county rankings into practical due-diligence checklists for your intended housing and land-use plan.

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County Profiles

#1

Sawyer County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

75
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
56
Partially sourced#2

Lincoln County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

74
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
72
Partially sourced#3

Washburn County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

74
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
57
Partially sourced#4

Taylor County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

73
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
71
Partially sourced#5

Price County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

72
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
62
Partially sourced#6

Douglas County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

71
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
78
Partially sourced#7

Burnett County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

69
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#8

Bayfield County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

68
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
22
Partially sourced#9

Forest County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

68
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#10

Iron County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

68
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#11

Florence County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

67
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
27
Partially sourced#12

Langlade County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

67
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#13

Ashland County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

65
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#14

Buffalo County

Wisconsin

64
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
78
Partially sourced#15

Crawford County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
72
Partially sourced#16

Rusk County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
72
Partially sourced#17

Richland County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
63
Partially sourced#18

Jackson County

Central Sands and Driftless

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
62
Partially sourced#19

Oneida County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
72
Partially sourced#20

Adams County

Central Sands and Driftless

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
80
Partially sourced#21

Juneau County

Central Sands and Driftless

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
79
Partially sourced#22

Trempealeau County

Central Sands and Driftless

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
78
Partially sourced#23

Clark County

Central Sands and Driftless

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
49
Partially sourced#24

Vilas County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#25

Monroe County

Central Sands and Driftless

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
67
Partially sourced#26

Waushara County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
57
Partially sourced#27

Menominee County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#28

Sauk County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
51
Partially sourced#29

Lafayette County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#30

Marquette County

Central Sands and Driftless

52
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
31
Partially sourced#31

Chippewa County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#32

Grant County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
27
Partially sourced#33

Washington County

Southeast Wisconsin

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#34

Calumet County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#35

Columbia County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#36

Dodge County

Southeast Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#37

Dunn County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#38

Eau Claire County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#39

Fond du Lac County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#40

Green County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
25
Partially sourced#41

Green Lake County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#42

Iowa County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#43

Jefferson County

Southeast Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#44

La Crosse County

Central Sands and Driftless

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#45

Marathon County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#46

Marinette County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#47

Oconto County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#48

Outagamie County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#49

Pepin County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#50

Pierce County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#51

Polk County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#52

Portage County

Central Sands and Driftless

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#53

Rock County

Southeast Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#54

Shawano County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#55

Sheboygan County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#56

St. Croix County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#57

Vernon County

Central Sands and Driftless

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
22
Partially sourced#58

Walworth County

Southeast Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#59

Waupaca County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#60

Winnebago County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#61

Wood County

Central Sands and Driftless

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#62

Barron County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

49
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#63

Kewaunee County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

49
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#64

Manitowoc County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

49
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#65

Door County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

47
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#66

Brown County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

37
Tiny
2/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#67

Dane County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

33
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#68

Waukesha County

Southeast Wisconsin

30
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#69

Kenosha County

Southeast Wisconsin

29
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#70

Ozaukee County

Southeast Wisconsin

29
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#71

Racine County

Southeast Wisconsin

29
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#72

Milwaukee County

Southeast Wisconsin

23
Tiny
1/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced

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