North Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Dickey County

70BoltScore / 100
#35 of 53 in North Dakota

Dickey County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $180k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (42.1°F avg).

How Dickey County scores

Hazard Safety84
Freedom76
Food30
Isolation76
Sovereignty78
Water58
Affordability84
$180kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$3,238Land / acre
22.6"Annual rain
7.7% of yrsSevere drought
95 miNearest metro
4.3People / sq mi
30.7%Federal land
42.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Dickey County, North Dakota

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

Dickey County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $180k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (42.1°F avg).

How much does land cost in Dickey County, North Dakota?

Land in Dickey County runs about $3,238 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Dickey County?

Dickey County gets about 22.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.7% of years.

How remote is Dickey County?

The nearest major metro is about 95 miles away, and population density is 4.3 people per square mile.

How Dickey compares in North Dakota

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