South Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential
Dewey County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 231 mi to the nearest city and cheap land ($1,109/acre). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and poor cropland soil.
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Dewey County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 231 mi to the nearest city and cheap land ($1,109/acre). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and poor cropland soil.
Land in Dewey County runs about $1,109 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Dewey County gets about 18.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 14.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 231 miles away, and population density is 2.3 people per square mile.