Nebraska · Off-grid & homestead potential

Wheeler County

74BoltScore / 100
#26 of 93 in Nebraska

Wheeler County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Wheeler County scores

Hazard Safety94
Freedom71
Food38
Isolation87
Sovereignty100
Water45
Affordability82
$244kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$2,116Land / acre
26.8"Annual rain
19.1% of yrsSevere drought
119 miNearest metro
1.3People / sq mi
0.5%Federal land
48.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Wheeler County, Nebraska

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

Wheeler County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Wheeler County, Nebraska?

Land in Wheeler County runs about $2,116 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Wheeler County?

Wheeler County gets about 26.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 19.1% of years.

How remote is Wheeler County?

The nearest major metro is about 119 miles away, and population density is 1.3 people per square mile.

How Wheeler compares in Nebraska

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