Nebraska · Off-grid & homestead potential

Garfield County

76BoltScore / 100
#14 of 93 in Nebraska

Garfield County is a strong bolthole (76/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Garfield County scores

Hazard Safety99
Freedom71
Food35
Isolation96
Sovereignty100
Water44
Affordability85
$229kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$1,660Land / acre
26.1"Annual rain
18.7% of yrsSevere drought
142 miNearest metro
3.1People / sq mi
0.6%Federal land
48.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Garfield County, Nebraska

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

Garfield County is a strong bolthole (76/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Garfield County, Nebraska?

Land in Garfield County runs about $1,660 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Garfield County?

Garfield County gets about 26.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 18.7% of years.

How remote is Garfield County?

The nearest major metro is about 142 miles away, and population density is 3.1 people per square mile.

How Garfield compares in Nebraska

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