Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential
Montrose County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 191 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (67% Republican). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 14.9″ of rain a year, in severe drought 31.3% of years.
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Montrose County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 191 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (67% Republican). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 14.9″ of rain a year, in severe drought 31.3% of years.
Land in Montrose County runs about $5,909 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Montrose County gets about 14.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 31.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 191 miles away, and population density is 19.7 people per square mile.