North Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Sargent County

71BoltScore / 100
#28 of 53 in North Dakota

Sargent County is a strong bolthole (71/100). 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 Sargent County scores

Hazard Safety93
Freedom72
Food35
Isolation62
Sovereignty92
Water62
Affordability83
$181kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$3,454Land / acre
23.5"Annual rain
4.3% of yrsSevere drought
63 miNearest metro
4.4People / sq mi
19.9%Federal land
42.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Sargent County, North Dakota

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

Sargent County is a strong bolthole (71/100). 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 Sargent County, North Dakota?

Land in Sargent County runs about $3,454 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Sargent County?

Sargent County gets about 23.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.3% of years.

How remote is Sargent County?

The nearest major metro is about 63 miles away, and population density is 4.4 people per square mile.

How Sargent compares in North Dakota

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