Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential
Ouray County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 168 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (42.1°F avg) and 45.7% of it owned by the federal government.
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Ouray County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 168 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (42.1°F avg) and 45.7% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Ouray County runs about $2,949 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Ouray County gets about 21.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 29.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 168 miles away, and population density is 9.6 people per square mile.