North Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Foster County

72BoltScore / 100
#23 of 53 in North Dakota

Foster County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (40.3°F avg).

How Foster County scores

Hazard Safety93
Freedom78
Food29
Isolation80
Sovereignty86
Water53
Affordability86
$188kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$2,646Land / acre
19.6"Annual rain
10.1% of yrsSevere drought
105 miNearest metro
5.2People / sq mi
15.2%Federal land
40.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Foster County, North Dakota

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

Foster County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (40.3°F avg).

How much does land cost in Foster County, North Dakota?

Land in Foster County runs about $2,646 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Foster County?

Foster County gets about 19.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10.1% of years.

How remote is Foster County?

The nearest major metro is about 105 miles away, and population density is 5.2 people per square mile.

How Foster compares in North Dakota

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