North Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Steele County

71BoltScore / 100
#30 of 53 in North Dakota

Steele County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (39.9°F avg).

How Steele County scores

Hazard Safety93
Freedom71
Food32
Isolation62
Sovereignty97
Water56
Affordability86
—Typical home
1%Property tax
$2,962Land / acre
21.8"Annual rain
9.9% of yrsSevere drought
61 miNearest metro
2.5People / sq mi
7.4%Federal land
39.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Steele County, North Dakota

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

Steele County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (39.9°F avg).

How much does land cost in Steele County, North Dakota?

Land in Steele County runs about $2,962 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Steele County?

Steele County gets about 21.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9.9% of years.

How remote is Steele County?

The nearest major metro is about 61 miles away, and population density is 2.5 people per square mile.

How Steele compares in North Dakota

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