Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Yellow Medicine County

67BoltScore / 100
#18 of 87 in Minnesota

Yellow Medicine County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and deep isolation — 92 mi to the nearest city.

How Yellow Medicine County scores

Hazard Safety70
Freedom59
Food46
Isolation74
Sovereignty86
Water64
Affordability68
$177kTypical home
1%Property tax
$7,062Land / acre
27.8"Annual rain
10.1% of yrsSevere drought
92 miNearest metro
12.5People / sq mi
1.2%Federal land
44.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

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

Yellow Medicine County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and deep isolation — 92 mi to the nearest city.

How much does land cost in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota?

Land in Yellow Medicine County runs about $7,062 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Yellow Medicine County?

Yellow Medicine County gets about 27.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10.1% of years.

How remote is Yellow Medicine County?

The nearest major metro is about 92 miles away, and population density is 12.5 people per square mile.

How Yellow Medicine compares in Minnesota

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