North Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Griggs County

73BoltScore / 100
#18 of 53 in North Dakota

Griggs County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $133k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (39.8°F avg).

How Griggs County scores

Hazard Safety95
Freedom76
Food30
Isolation69
Sovereignty90
Water54
Affordability94
$133kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$2,118Land / acre
21"Annual rain
10.8% of yrsSevere drought
78 miNearest metro
3.2People / sq mi
25.1%Federal land
39.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Griggs County, North Dakota

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

Griggs County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $133k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (39.8°F avg).

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

Land in Griggs County runs about $2,118 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Griggs County?

Griggs County gets about 21" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10.8% of years.

How remote is Griggs County?

The nearest major metro is about 78 miles away, and population density is 3.2 people per square mile.

How Griggs compares in North Dakota

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