South Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential
Lawrence County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 250 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (63% Republican). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (43.5°F avg) and 54.6% of it owned by the federal government.
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Lawrence County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 250 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (63% Republican). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (43.5°F avg) and 54.6% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Lawrence County runs about $2,742 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Lawrence County gets about 25.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 13.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 250 miles away, and population density is 35.1 people per square mile.