County Freedom Index

State land ledger

Wisconsin Counties Ranked for Tiny Homes, Off-Grid & Cheap Land

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.

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Use State Pages To Build A County Shortlist

State pages compare county-level signals across one state. They do not confirm that any parcel can support a specific home type, RV use, off-grid system, well, septic system, driveway, or homestead plan.

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Jurisdiction note

County Scores Do Not Replace Township Or Municipal Rules

Wisconsin parcels may be affected by township, city, village, county, health-department, floodplain, shoreland, or utility rules. Use the county profile to narrow research, then verify the local rule stack for the parcel.

How to use this state page

Start With Counties, Then Verify Parcels

This page helps you compare Wisconsin counties by broad alternative-living signals. Use it to narrow your research, then confirm the exact parcel, jurisdiction, utilities, access, water, septic, and private restrictions before acting.

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Map

Scan statewide patterns first

Use the Wisconsin map to spot stronger county-level signals before opening individual profiles.

Confidence

0/72 verified or sourced profiles

Confidence labels describe source support. They do not mean a county or parcel has approved your intended use.

Shortlist

Price County currently leads by Freedom Score

Compare county profiles, rankings, and Finder filters before spending time on parcel-specific zoning, water, septic, access, and covenant checks.

State decision dashboard

What To Do Next In Wisconsin

Use this dashboard to pick a starting county, compare the state’s strongest data lanes, and keep source-confidence limits visible before moving into parcel research.

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Start here76

Price County

Highest blended county-level signal in this state. Open the profile before comparing parcels.

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Affordability lead89

Price County

Strongest supported land-affordability signal with enough market observations for scoring.

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Off-grid lead5/5

Price County

Use this as a starting point for water, septic, solar, access, emergency service, and backup-system research.

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Lifestyle review8

counties need closer tiny-home, RV, or off-grid rule review.

Land market0

counties still need stronger land-market source support.

Remote work0

counties need broadband or cellular backup checks.

County profiles72
Regions8
Verified / sourced0/72
Top score76

Coverage status

How To Read Wisconsin Coverage

This state page is a county-level discovery layer. Stronger-source profiles have more local-rule support, while sourced-discovery profiles are useful for screening but require deeper local-rule review before you rely on them.

Stronger-source profiles0

Best starting point for rankings, comparisons, and county shortlists.

Sourced discovery72

Useful for exploration, but not promoted as default leaderboard winners.

Total profiles72

County-level coverage still requires parcel, municipality, and covenant checks.

Fast shortlist

Top Wisconsin Starting Points

These are quick entry points into the dataset. Open a county profile for source notes, then use rankings and Finder filters to compare the broader state context.

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Highest Freedom Score

Price County

76

Start here for the strongest blended Wisconsin county-level signal.

Cheapest Land Signal

Price County

89

Compare affordability-first counties before reviewing individual parcel costs.

Tiny Home Signal

Price County

4/5

Use this ranking path to screen tiny-home-friendly research candidates.

RV Living Signal

Price County

4/5

Compare counties for RV living before checking duration and sanitation rules.

Off-Grid Signal

Price County

5/5

Prioritize counties with stronger off-grid, land, solar, and rural-use signals.

Save this stateWisconsin county shortlist

Save the top county-level leads for Wisconsin, then verify zoning, jurisdiction, water, septic, access, utilities, covenants, and current local rules.

Choose your path

What Are You Researching In Wisconsin?

Start with the goal that matches your land plan, then compare the top county-level candidates before reviewing zoning, water, septic, access, utilities, and covenants.

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Tiny homes

Find counties with stronger tiny-home signals

Compare Wisconsin counties where tiny-home research starts with stronger housing-flexibility and source-status signals.

Top lead: Price County
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RV living

Screen counties for RV-living research

Start with counties that score better for RV living, then confirm stay duration, sanitation, water, and parcel rules.

Top lead: Price County
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Off-grid

Prioritize rural and solar-friendly candidates

Use off-grid scores with land, solar, density, water, septic, emergency access, and winter access checks.

Top lead: Price County
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Homestead

Compare counties for rural self-sufficiency

Balance land affordability, growing season, density, water considerations, services, and source confidence.

Top lead: Price County
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Cheap land

Start with affordability, then check hard costs

Lower-cost land can still carry road, water, septic, utilities, title, terrain, and covenant risks.

Top lead: Price County
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Solar

Look for stronger solar potential

Use solar rankings as a first pass, then verify shading, slope, snow, storage, access, and backup power needs.

Top lead: Buffalo County
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Recommended workflow

How To Research Wisconsin Counties

Start broad, then narrow. This page is built to move from state-level discovery into a county shortlist before you spend time reviewing individual parcels.

01

Scan The Map

Hover and filter Wisconsin counties by score, source status, and lifestyle fit.

02

Choose A Ranking

Compare counties by tiny homes, RV living, off-grid living, cheap land, and public land.

03

Refine In Finder

Carry this state into the County Finder and layer in density, solar, broadband, and status filters.

04

Verify A Parcel

Use county profile source trails before checking zoning, water, septic, roads, utilities, and covenants.

Before the map

What To Verify In Wisconsin

0 Wisconsin county profiles are verified, but county-level discovery still cannot confirm parcel zoning, water, septic, access, covenants, utilities, or current land pricing. Use the map to shortlist, then verify each parcel directly.

County rules8

Lifestyle Signals Still Need Review

Counties can score well overall while still requiring closer review for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid dwellings, or other alternative housing paths.

Connectivity0

Counties Need Broadband Backup Checks

Remote-work plans should confirm fiber, cable, fixed wireless, cellular, satellite, and practical service at the parcel, not only county-level availability.

Access8

Counties May Need Winter Access Review

Snow, seasonal roads, emergency access, driveway permits, and maintenance obligations can matter as much as land price in parts of Wisconsin.

Market data0

Land Prices Still Need Current Checks

Use the county profile as a starting point, then confirm current listings, recent sales, broker notes, parcel access, utilities, and title conditions.

Source readiness

Wisconsin Source Gap Snapshot

This snapshot shows where supporting links are still missing across the state dataset. It helps separate useful county discovery pages from source lanes that still need planning, zoning, market, infrastructure, or citation follow-up.

Complete core trails72/72

County profiles with planning-style links, major data-layer sources, and profile citations present.

Open source gaps0

Missing source lanes across the state. These are research gaps, not parcel approval findings.

Planning links0

County planning, community development, or permitting office links still missing.

Zoning links0

Zoning, land-use, ordinance, or development-code links still missing.

Building links0

Building, permit, construction-code, or inspection-route links still missing.

Land market0

Land-price, acreage, listing, or market-source support still missing.

Start researching Wisconsin

Turn This State Into A County Shortlist

Use the map for a fast scan, then filter Wisconsin counties by lifestyle goal, compare the strongest candidates, and confirm parcel-specific rules with current local planning and permitting sources before buying land or planning a build.

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About Wisconsin data

Wisconsin County Research At A Glance

This state page uses a shared county profile template, scoring model, map interface, and source status system. Use it to compare counties before checking parcel zoning, utilities, water, septic, road access, covenants, and current local rules.

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Featured County Comparisons

Use these pairings to compare similar research paths before narrowing to parcels, permits, access, water, and wastewater.

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Research guides

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

Use this ranked directory after the map when you want to scan every county quickly. Open a profile for details, or jump back to filtering if the list is too broad.

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#1

Price County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

76
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
89
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#2

Sawyer County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

75
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
52
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#3

Lincoln County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

74
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
72
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#4

Taylor County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

73
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
71
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#5

Bayfield County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

71
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
39
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#6

Douglas County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

71
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
78
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#7

Washburn County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

71
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
42
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#8

Burnett County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

69
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#9

Forest County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

68
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#10

Iron County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

68
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#11

Florence County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

67
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
27
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#12

Langlade County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

67
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#13

Ashland County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

65
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Tiny: Strong signalRV: Strong signalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#14

Buffalo County

Wisconsin

64
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
78
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#15

Crawford County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
72
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#16

Rusk County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
72
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#17

Richland County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
63
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#18

Jackson County

Central Sands and Driftless

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
62
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#19

Adams County

Central Sands and Driftless

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
80
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#20

Juneau County

Central Sands and Driftless

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
79
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#21

Trempealeau County

Central Sands and Driftless

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
78
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#22

Clark County

Central Sands and Driftless

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
49
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#23

Vilas County

Northwoods and Lake Superior

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#24

Monroe County

Central Sands and Driftless

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
67
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#25

Waushara County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
57
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#26

Menominee County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#27

Lafayette County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Strong signal
Sourced discovery#28

Marquette County

Central Sands and Driftless

52
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
31
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#29

Oneida County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

52
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#30

Chippewa County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#31

Grant County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
27
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#32

Washington County

Southeast Wisconsin

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#33

Calumet County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#34

Columbia County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#35

Dodge County

Southeast Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#36

Dunn County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#37

Eau Claire County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#38

Fond du Lac County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#39

Green County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
25
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#40

Green Lake County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#41

Iowa County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#42

Jefferson County

Southeast Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#43

La Crosse County

Central Sands and Driftless

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#44

Marathon County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#45

Marinette County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#46

Oconto County

Northeast Wisconsin and Northwoods

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#47

Outagamie County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#48

Pepin County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#49

Pierce County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#50

Polk County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#51

Portage County

Central Sands and Driftless

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#52

Rock County

Southeast Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#53

Sauk County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#54

Shawano County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#55

Sheboygan County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#56

St. Croix County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#57

Vernon County

Central Sands and Driftless

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
22
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#58

Walworth County

Southeast Wisconsin

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#59

Waupaca County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#60

Winnebago County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#61

Wood County

Central Sands and Driftless

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#62

Barron County

Northwest Wisconsin and St. Croix Valley

49
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#63

Kewaunee County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

49
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#64

Manitowoc County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

49
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: ConditionalOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#65

Door County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

47
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Tiny: ConditionalRV: Review requiredOff-grid: Conditional
Sourced discovery#66

Brown County

Fox Valley, Door County, and Lake Michigan

37
Tiny
2/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Tiny: Review requiredRV: Review requiredOff-grid: Review required
Sourced discovery#67

Dane County

Madison, Driftless, and Southwest Wisconsin

33
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Tiny: Review requiredRV: Review requiredOff-grid: Review required
Sourced discovery#68

Waukesha County

Southeast Wisconsin

30
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Tiny: Review requiredRV: Review requiredOff-grid: Review required
Sourced discovery#69

Kenosha County

Southeast Wisconsin

29
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Tiny: Review requiredRV: Review requiredOff-grid: Review required
Sourced discovery#70

Ozaukee County

Southeast Wisconsin

29
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Tiny: Review requiredRV: Review requiredOff-grid: Review required
Sourced discovery#71

Racine County

Southeast Wisconsin

29
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Tiny: Review requiredRV: Review requiredOff-grid: Review required
Sourced discovery#72

Milwaukee County

Southeast Wisconsin

23
Tiny
1/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Tiny: Review requiredRV: Review requiredOff-grid: Review required
Sourced discovery