Minnesota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Steele County

59BoltScore / 100
#56 of 87 in Minnesota

Steele County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (35.6″/yr).

How Steele County scores

Hazard Safety63
Freedom56
Food55
Isolation45
Sovereignty85
Water63
Affordability45
$301kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$9,183Land / acre
35.6"Annual rain
9% of yrsSevere drought
37 miNearest metro
87.1People / sq mi
1.5%Federal land
44.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Steele County, Minnesota

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

Steele County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (35.6″/yr).

How much does land cost in Steele County, Minnesota?

Land in Steele County runs about $9,183 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Steele County?

Steele County gets about 35.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9% of years.

How remote is Steele County?

The nearest major metro is about 37 miles away, and population density is 87.1 people per square mile.

How Steele compares in Minnesota

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