Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Big Stone County

71BoltScore / 100
#3 of 87 in Minnesota

Big Stone County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How Big Stone County scores

Hazard Safety92
Freedom57
Food46
Isolation80
Sovereignty82
Water64
Affordability75
$202kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$4,825Land / acre
25.3"Annual rain
5.1% of yrsSevere drought
105 miNearest metro
10.2People / sq mi
15.8%Federal land
43.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Big Stone County, Minnesota

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

Big Stone County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How much does land cost in Big Stone County, Minnesota?

Land in Big Stone County runs about $4,825 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Big Stone County?

Big Stone County gets about 25.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 5.1% of years.

How remote is Big Stone County?

The nearest major metro is about 105 miles away, and population density is 10.2 people per square mile.

How Big Stone compares in Minnesota

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