Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Pipestone County

64BoltScore / 100
#28 of 87 in Minnesota

Pipestone County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How Pipestone County scores

Hazard Safety85
Freedom61
Food45
Isolation52
Sovereignty92
Water52
Affordability64
$204kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$7,449Land / acre
28.7"Annual rain
12.4% of yrsSevere drought
41 miNearest metro
19.9People / sq mi
0.4%Federal land
44°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Pipestone County, Minnesota

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

Pipestone County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How much does land cost in Pipestone County, Minnesota?

Land in Pipestone County runs about $7,449 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Pipestone County?

Pipestone County gets about 28.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 12.4% of years.

How remote is Pipestone County?

The nearest major metro is about 41 miles away, and population density is 19.9 people per square mile.

How Pipestone compares in Minnesota

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