Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Stevens County

68BoltScore / 100
#12 of 87 in Minnesota

Stevens County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How Stevens County scores

Hazard Safety93
Freedom56
Food44
Isolation74
Sovereignty90
Water53
Affordability66
$218kTypical home
0.8%Property tax
$6,446Land / acre
26.1"Annual rain
5.2% of yrsSevere drought
91 miNearest metro
17.3People / sq mi
5.7%Federal land
43°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Stevens County, Minnesota

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

Stevens County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How much does land cost in Stevens County, Minnesota?

Land in Stevens County runs about $6,446 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Stevens County?

Stevens County gets about 26.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 5.2% of years.

How remote is Stevens County?

The nearest major metro is about 91 miles away, and population density is 17.3 people per square mile.

How Stevens compares in Minnesota

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