South Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential

Brookings County

59BoltScore / 100
#61 of 66 in South Dakota

Brookings County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (55% Republican) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (43.5°F avg).

How Brookings County scores

Hazard Safety50
Freedom75
Food39
Isolation59
Sovereignty71
Water64
Affordability55
$326kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$6,212Land / acre
26.8"Annual rain
8% of yrsSevere drought
63 miNearest metro
45.4People / sq mi
8.8%Federal land
43.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Brookings County, South Dakota

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

Brookings County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (55% Republican) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (43.5°F avg).

How much does land cost in Brookings County, South Dakota?

Land in Brookings County runs about $6,212 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Brookings County?

Brookings County gets about 26.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8% of years.

How remote is Brookings County?

The nearest major metro is about 63 miles away, and population density is 45.4 people per square mile.

How Brookings compares in South Dakota

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