North Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Grand Forks County

61BoltScore / 100
#51 of 53 in North Dakota

Grand Forks County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $291k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (40.2°F avg) and moderate natural-hazard risk.

How Grand Forks County scores

Hazard Safety42
Freedom69
Food31
Isolation67
Sovereignty81
Water65
Affordability70
$291kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$3,568Land / acre
21.8"Annual rain
8% of yrsSevere drought
82 miNearest metro
50.6People / sq mi
2.7%Federal land
40.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

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

Grand Forks County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $291k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (40.2°F avg) and moderate natural-hazard risk.

How much does land cost in Grand Forks County, North Dakota?

Land in Grand Forks County runs about $3,568 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Grand Forks County?

Grand Forks County gets about 21.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8% of years.

How remote is Grand Forks County?

The nearest major metro is about 82 miles away, and population density is 50.6 people per square mile.

How Grand Forks compares in North Dakota

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