South Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Miner County

69BoltScore / 100
#33 of 66 in South Dakota

Miner County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Miner County scores

Hazard Safety97
Freedom80
Food39
Isolation59
Sovereignty81
Water49
Affordability77
$198kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$4,428Land / acre
25.4"Annual rain
9% of yrsSevere drought
55 miNearest metro
4People / sq mi
23.6%Federal land
45.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Miner County, South Dakota

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

Miner County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Miner County, South Dakota?

Land in Miner County runs about $4,428 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Miner County?

Miner County gets about 25.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9% of years.

How remote is Miner County?

The nearest major metro is about 55 miles away, and population density is 4 people per square mile.

How Miner compares in South Dakota

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