Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential
Alamosa County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (49% Republican) and real distance from any metro (85 mi). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (43.3°F avg) and arid land — only 10.7″ of rain a year, in severe drought 34.3% of years.
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Alamosa County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (49% Republican) and real distance from any metro (85 mi). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (43.3°F avg) and arid land — only 10.7″ of rain a year, in severe drought 34.3% of years.
Land in Alamosa County runs about $4,456 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Alamosa County gets about 10.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 34.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 85 miles away, and population density is 23 people per square mile.