Washington · Off-grid & homestead potential

Stevens County

52BoltScore / 100
#11 of 39 in Washington

Stevens County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $377k) and modest rainfall (23.7″/yr). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Stevens County scores

Hazard Safety40
Freedom55
Food27
Isolation57
Sovereignty56
Water60
Affordability67
$377kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$2,014Land / acre
23.7"Annual rain
8% of yrsSevere drought
54 miNearest metro
19.7People / sq mi
21.9%Federal land
45.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Stevens County, Washington

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

Stevens County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $377k) and modest rainfall (23.7″/yr). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Stevens County, Washington?

Land in Stevens County runs about $2,014 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Stevens County?

Stevens County gets about 23.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8% of years.

How remote is Stevens County?

The nearest major metro is about 54 miles away, and population density is 19.7 people per square mile.

How Stevens compares in Washington

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