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North Dakota Freedom Map
Compare all 53 North Dakota counties for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid living, homesteading, land affordability, solar, broadband, climate, public land, and county-rule research.
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North Dakota Is Part Of The Shared Freedom Map Platform
A sourced discovery dataset for North Dakota rural land, plains homesteading, low-density counties, RV living, off-grid screening, and county-rule research, with county-office confirmation still pending. These pages use the same county template, scoring model, and source-first workflow as Colorado.
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North Dakota County Rankings
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North Dakota Counties By Lifestyle Goal
Start with a use case, compare the top county-level candidates, then move into parcel-level zoning, water, septic, access, and covenant research.
Best For Tiny Home Research
4/5County-level candidates where tiny-home research starts with stronger alternative-housing scores, rural land context, and source coverage.
Top starts: Sheridan, Bowman, Sioux
RVBest For RV Living Research
4/5Counties worth comparing for RV occupancy, temporary use, sanitation, access, construction, and covenant questions.
Top starts: Sheridan, Griggs, Towner
Off gridBest For Off-Grid Living
5/5Stronger off-grid discovery candidates based on rural density, land affordability, solar, public land, water, septic, and county-rule research.
Top starts: Sheridan, Griggs, Towner
LandCheapest Rural Land
100/100Lower price-per-acre counties that still need practical screening for water, septic, roads, covenants, access, and total development cost.
Top starts: Griggs, Towner, Sheridan
PublicBest Public Land Access
0.9MCounties with major public-land acreage and recreation signals, balanced against private parcel access and buildability constraints.
Top starts: McKenzie, McLean, Stutsman
OverallHighest Freedom Scores
84The broadest starting point for comparing counties across lifestyle scores, land affordability, taxes, solar, broadband, and public land.
Top starts: Sheridan, Griggs, Towner
Research guides
North Dakota Lifestyle Research Paths
Use these guides to translate county rankings into practical due-diligence checklists for your intended housing and land-use plan.
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County Profiles
Sheridan County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 98
Griggs County
North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 100
Towner County
Devils Lake and Turtle Mountains
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 99
Adams County
Western Badlands and Slope
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 85
LaMoure County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 92
Nelson County
Northeast North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 92
Benson County
Devils Lake and Turtle Mountains
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 77
Bowman County
Western Badlands and Slope
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 39
Dickey County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 95
Pembina County
Northeast North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 91
Pierce County
Devils Lake and Turtle Mountains
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 92
Sioux County
Western Badlands and Slope
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Dunn County
Western Badlands and Slope
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 23
McKenzie County
Williston Basin
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Sargent County
Red River Valley
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 96
Slope County
Western Badlands and Slope
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Steele County
Red River Valley
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 88
Billings County
Western Badlands and Slope
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Walsh County
Northeast North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 80
Grant County
Western Badlands and Slope
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Ransom County
Red River Valley
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 74
Rolette County
Devils Lake and Turtle Mountains
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 3/5
- Off grid
- 4/5
- Land
- 93
Logan County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 60
Renville County
North Central North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 44
Burke County
Williston Basin
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Mountrail County
Williston Basin
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Bottineau County
North Central North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
McHenry County
North Central North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 33
Oliver County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Wells County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 42
Foster County
North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Golden Valley County
Western Badlands and Slope
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Divide County
Williston Basin
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Eddy County
North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Emmons County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Hettinger County
Western Badlands and Slope
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Kidder County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
McLean County
North Central North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Barnes County
North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
McIntosh County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Mercer County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Ramsey County
Devils Lake and Turtle Mountains
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Traill County
Red River Valley
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Cavalier County
Northeast North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Stutsman County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Williams County
Williston Basin
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 3/5
- Off grid
- 4/5
- Land
- 20
Stark County
Western Badlands and Slope
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 3/5
- Off grid
- 4/5
- Land
- 20
Morton County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 3/5
- Off grid
- 4/5
- Land
- 20
Richland County
Red River Valley
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 3/5
- Off grid
- 4/5
- Land
- 20
Ward County
North Central North Dakota
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 3/5
- Off grid
- 3/5
- Land
- 20
Grand Forks County
Northeast North Dakota
- Tiny
- 2/5
- RV
- 2/5
- Off grid
- 3/5
- Land
- 58
Burleigh County
Central Missouri and James River
- Tiny
- 2/5
- RV
- 2/5
- Off grid
- 3/5
- Land
- 20
Cass County
Red River Valley
- Tiny
- 2/5
- RV
- 2/5
- Off grid
- 2/5
- Land
- 20
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