Nebraska · Off-grid & homestead potential

Kimball County

71BoltScore / 100
#46 of 93 in Nebraska

Kimball County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Kimball County scores

Hazard Safety92
Freedom69
Food31
Isolation69
Sovereignty98
Water43
Affordability92
$165kTypical home
1.7%Property tax
$1,701Land / acre
16.6"Annual rain
20.2% of yrsSevere drought
77 miNearest metro
3.5People / sq mi
0%Federal land
47.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Kimball County, Nebraska

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

Kimball County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Kimball County, Nebraska?

Land in Kimball County runs about $1,701 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Kimball County?

Kimball County gets about 16.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 20.2% of years.

How remote is Kimball County?

The nearest major metro is about 77 miles away, and population density is 3.5 people per square mile.

How Kimball compares in Nebraska

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