Arizona · Off-grid & homestead potential

Santa Cruz County

42BoltScore / 100
#11 of 15 in Arizona

Santa Cruz County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $280k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 55.4% of it owned by the federal government.

How Santa Cruz County scores

Hazard Safety12
Freedom56
Food36
Isolation50
Sovereignty32
Water35
Affordability76
$280kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$2,575Land / acre
17.6"Annual rain
34.6% of yrsSevere drought
41 miNearest metro
39.8People / sq mi
55.4%Federal land
61.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

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

Santa Cruz County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $280k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 55.4% of it owned by the federal government.

How much does land cost in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?

Land in Santa Cruz County runs about $2,575 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Santa Cruz County?

Santa Cruz County gets about 17.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 34.6% of years.

How remote is Santa Cruz County?

The nearest major metro is about 41 miles away, and population density is 39.8 people per square mile.

How Santa Cruz compares in Arizona

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