South Dakota · Off-grid & homestead potential
Lincoln County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and strong economic & personal freedom (61% Republican). The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 17 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Lincoln County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and strong economic & personal freedom (61% Republican). Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 17 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Lincoln County runs about $8,445 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Lincoln County gets about 28.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 15.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 17 miles away, and population density is 126.9 people per square mile.