Nebraska · Off-grid & homestead potential

Deuel County

74BoltScore / 100
#24 of 93 in Nebraska

Deuel County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: modest rainfall (18.6″/yr) and middling conditions for growing food.

How Deuel County scores

Hazard Safety96
Freedom70
Food36
Isolation94
Sovereignty98
Water32
Affordability90
$178kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$2,003Land / acre
18.6"Annual rain
21.3% of yrsSevere drought
137 miNearest metro
4.3People / sq mi
0%Federal land
49.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Deuel County, Nebraska

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

Deuel County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: modest rainfall (18.6″/yr) and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Deuel County, Nebraska?

Land in Deuel County runs about $2,003 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Deuel County?

Deuel County gets about 18.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 21.3% of years.

How remote is Deuel County?

The nearest major metro is about 137 miles away, and population density is 4.3 people per square mile.

How Deuel compares in Nebraska

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