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Compare 3,143 US counties on water, taxes, building codes, growing season, and 6 more dimensions. All scoring happens in your browser — we never see your search.

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Choosing where to homestead shouldn't mean reading 40 blog posts.

Water rights, building codes, property tax rates, growing seasons, off-grid legality — this data exists across dozens of federal databases. But nobody puts it together in one place for you.

You end up on Reddit threads and YouTube videos from people who've only lived in one state. We built something better: real data from real agencies, scored by YOUR priorities.

10 dimensions. Your weights.

Every data point sourced from federal agencies. You decide what matters most — there's no "best" county, only the best match for YOU.

Water Availability & Rights

NOAA precipitation data plus state water rights systems — riparian, prior appropriation, or hybrid.

Property Taxes

County-level median property tax from Census ACS. Homestead exemption amounts by state.

Building Codes

Statewide IRC adoption status and enforcement levels — with statute citations, not opinions.

Growing Season

Frost-free days from NOAA Climate Normals and USDA hardiness zones.

Affordable Land

Median home values from Census Bureau. Lower cost doesn't always mean better — you set the weight.

Gun Laws

State-level permit, open carry, and constitutional carry status — neutral facts with statute links.

Natural Disaster Risk

FEMA National Risk Index ratings plus historical disaster declaration counts per county.

Off-Grid Legality

Rainwater collection, composting toilets, off-grid solar — state-by-state legal status.

Crime Rates

FBI UCR violent and property crime rates per 100K population at the county level.

+ Unique Data

Feral hog territory, tick/Lyme disease zones, broadband coverage, nearest hospital distance — data no competitor has.

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Set your priorities

Drag 10 sliders to tell us what matters to you. Water? Low taxes? Gun-friendly? Growing season? You decide.

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Get your matches

We score all 3,143 counties in your browser in under 50ms. Top matches ranked by YOUR weights.

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Explore county details, state regulations, and share your results. Found a property? Order the full report.

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  • 10 weighted scoring dimensions
  • 50 state regulation pages
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Questions & answers

How does the Location Finder work?
We load a pre-computed dataset of all US counties into your browser. You set sliders for what matters to you (water, taxes, building codes, etc.) and we score every county against your weights instantly. Different priorities produce different rankings — there's no single "best" county.
Where does the data come from?
We aggregate data from 9 federal agencies: FEMA (risk index, disasters), Census Bureau (demographics, housing), NOAA (weather, growing season), FBI (crime), FCC (broadband), NREL (solar), CDC (Lyme disease), USDA (hardiness zones, feral hogs), and CMS (hospitals). State regulation data is manually researched with statute citations.
Do you track what I search for?
No. All scoring runs in your browser. After the initial data file loads from our CDN, zero network requests are made. We literally cannot see what you search for. No Google Analytics, no Facebook pixels, no cookies. Read our open methodology.
What's in the Homestead Report?
The $79 report analyzes a specific property address — soil type, water sources, solar potential, growing conditions, natural hazard risk, regulatory environment, and a Survival Readiness Score. It's the next step after you've narrowed down your county with the free tool.
What if the data is wrong for my area?
We encourage corrections. Use the "Suggest a correction" link on any page. County-level data is an average — your specific property will vary. State laws change, and we update data quarterly. This tool is a compass, not a GPS.

Your land, your rules.

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