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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.

County profiles53
Regions8
Verified profiles0
Top score84

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Adams County: Freedom Score 77Barnes County: Freedom Score 65Benson County: Freedom Score 76Billings County: Freedom Score 73Bottineau County: Freedom Score 68Bowman County: Freedom Score 76Burke County: Freedom Score 69Burleigh County: Freedom Score 44Cass County: Freedom Score 37Cavalier County: Freedom Score 63Dickey County: Freedom Score 76Divide County: Freedom Score 66Dunn County: Freedom Score 74Eddy County: Freedom Score 66Emmons County: Freedom Score 66Foster County: Freedom Score 67Golden Valley County: Freedom Score 67Grand Forks County: Freedom Score 47Grant County: Freedom Score 72Griggs County: Freedom Score 81Hettinger County: Freedom Score 66Kidder County: Freedom Score 66LaMoure County: Freedom Score 77Logan County: Freedom Score 71McHenry County: Freedom Score 68McIntosh County: Freedom Score 65McKenzie County: Freedom Score 74McLean County: Freedom Score 66Mercer County: Freedom Score 65Morton County: Freedom Score 56Mountrail County: Freedom Score 69Nelson County: Freedom Score 77Oliver County: Freedom Score 68Pembina County: Freedom Score 75Pierce County: Freedom Score 75Ramsey County: Freedom Score 64Ransom County: Freedom Score 72Renville County: Freedom Score 71Richland County: Freedom Score 56Rolette County: Freedom Score 72Sargent County: Freedom Score 74Sheridan County: Freedom Score 84Sioux County: Freedom Score 75Slope County: Freedom Score 74Stark County: Freedom Score 58Steele County: Freedom Score 74Stutsman County: Freedom Score 63Towner County: Freedom Score 78Traill County: Freedom Score 64Walsh County: Freedom Score 73Ward County: Freedom Score 52Wells County: Freedom Score 68Williams County: Freedom Score 59
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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.

Tiny

Best For Tiny Home Research

4/5

County-level candidates where tiny-home research starts with stronger alternative-housing scores, rural land context, and source coverage.

Top starts: Sheridan, Bowman, Sioux

RV

Best For RV Living Research

4/5

Counties worth comparing for RV occupancy, temporary use, sanitation, access, construction, and covenant questions.

Top starts: Sheridan, Griggs, Towner

Off grid

Best For Off-Grid Living

5/5

Stronger off-grid discovery candidates based on rural density, land affordability, solar, public land, water, septic, and county-rule research.

Top starts: Sheridan, Griggs, Towner

Land

Cheapest Rural Land

100/100

Lower price-per-acre counties that still need practical screening for water, septic, roads, covenants, access, and total development cost.

Top starts: Griggs, Towner, Sheridan

Public

Best Public Land Access

0.9M

Counties with major public-land acreage and recreation signals, balanced against private parcel access and buildability constraints.

Top starts: McKenzie, McLean, Stutsman

Overall

Highest Freedom Scores

84

The broadest starting point for comparing counties across lifestyle scores, land affordability, taxes, solar, broadband, and public land.

Top starts: Sheridan, Griggs, Towner

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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

#1

Sheridan County

Central Missouri and James River

84
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
98
Partially sourced#2

Griggs County

North Dakota

81
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
100
Partially sourced#3

Towner County

Devils Lake and Turtle Mountains

78
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
99
Partially sourced#4

Adams County

Western Badlands and Slope

77
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
85
Partially sourced#5

LaMoure County

Central Missouri and James River

77
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
92
Partially sourced#6

Nelson County

Northeast North Dakota

77
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
92
Partially sourced#7

Benson County

Devils Lake and Turtle Mountains

76
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
77
Partially sourced#8

Bowman County

Western Badlands and Slope

76
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
39
Partially sourced#9

Dickey County

Central Missouri and James River

76
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
95
Partially sourced#10

Pembina County

Northeast North Dakota

75
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
91
Partially sourced#11

Pierce County

Devils Lake and Turtle Mountains

75
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
92
Partially sourced#12

Sioux County

Western Badlands and Slope

75
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#13

Dunn County

Western Badlands and Slope

74
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
23
Partially sourced#14

McKenzie County

Williston Basin

74
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#15

Sargent County

Red River Valley

74
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
96
Partially sourced#16

Slope County

Western Badlands and Slope

74
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#17

Steele County

Red River Valley

74
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
88
Partially sourced#18

Billings County

Western Badlands and Slope

73
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#19

Walsh County

Northeast North Dakota

73
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
80
Partially sourced#20

Grant County

Western Badlands and Slope

72
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#21

Ransom County

Red River Valley

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
74
Partially sourced#22

Rolette County

Devils Lake and Turtle Mountains

72
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
93
Partially sourced#23

Logan County

Central Missouri and James River

71
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
60
Partially sourced#24

Renville County

North Central North Dakota

71
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
44
Partially sourced#25

Burke County

Williston Basin

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#26

Mountrail County

Williston Basin

69
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#27

Bottineau County

North Central North Dakota

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#28

McHenry County

North Central North Dakota

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
33
Partially sourced#29

Oliver County

Central Missouri and James River

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#30

Wells County

Central Missouri and James River

68
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
42
Partially sourced#31

Foster County

North Dakota

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#32

Golden Valley County

Western Badlands and Slope

67
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#33

Divide County

Williston Basin

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#34

Eddy County

North Dakota

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#35

Emmons County

Central Missouri and James River

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#36

Hettinger County

Western Badlands and Slope

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#37

Kidder County

Central Missouri and James River

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#38

McLean County

North Central North Dakota

66
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#39

Barnes County

North Dakota

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#40

McIntosh County

Central Missouri and James River

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#41

Mercer County

Central Missouri and James River

65
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#42

Ramsey County

Devils Lake and Turtle Mountains

64
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#43

Traill County

Red River Valley

64
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#44

Cavalier County

Northeast North Dakota

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#45

Stutsman County

Central Missouri and James River

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#46

Williams County

Williston Basin

59
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#47

Stark County

Western Badlands and Slope

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#48

Morton County

Central Missouri and James River

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#49

Richland County

Red River Valley

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#50

Ward County

North Central North Dakota

52
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#51

Grand Forks County

Northeast North Dakota

47
Tiny
2/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
58
Partially sourced#52

Burleigh County

Central Missouri and James River

44
Tiny
2/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#53

Cass County

Red River Valley

37
Tiny
2/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced

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