Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Grant County

68BoltScore / 100
#9 of 87 in Minnesota

Grant County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (42.5°F avg).

How Grant County scores

Hazard Safety97
Freedom57
Food41
Isolation69
Sovereignty92
Water53
Affordability70
$241kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$4,873Land / acre
25.9"Annual rain
4.7% of yrsSevere drought
80 miNearest metro
11.2People / sq mi
8%Federal land
42.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Grant County, Minnesota

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

Grant County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (42.5°F avg).

How much does land cost in Grant County, Minnesota?

Land in Grant County runs about $4,873 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Grant County?

Grant County gets about 25.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.7% of years.

How remote is Grant County?

The nearest major metro is about 80 miles away, and population density is 11.2 people per square mile.

How Grant compares in Minnesota

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