Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential
Moffat County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 160 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (44.4°F avg) and arid land — only 14.9″ of rain a year, in severe drought 26.5% of years.
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Moffat County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 160 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (44.4°F avg) and arid land — only 14.9″ of rain a year, in severe drought 26.5% of years.
Land in Moffat County runs about $1,560 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Moffat County gets about 14.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 26.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 160 miles away, and population density is 2.8 people per square mile.