South Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jones County is a strong bolthole (80/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 201 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.
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Jones County is a strong bolthole (80/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 201 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.
Land in Jones County runs about $1,596 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jones County gets about 19.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 11.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 201 miles away, and population density is 0.9 people per square mile.