Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential

Park County

50BoltScore / 100
#38 of 64 in Colorado

Park County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and strong economic & personal freedom (57% Republican). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (38.6°F avg) and 51.3% of it owned by the federal government.

How Park County scores

Hazard Safety78
Freedom74
Food8
Isolation58
Sovereignty35
Water47
Affordability49
$524kTypical home
0.3%Property tax
$2,330Land / acre
17.6"Annual rain
15.5% of yrsSevere drought
53 miNearest metro
8.3People / sq mi
51.3%Federal land
38.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Park County, Colorado

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

Park County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and strong economic & personal freedom (57% Republican). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (38.6°F avg) and 51.3% of it owned by the federal government.

How much does land cost in Park County, Colorado?

Land in Park County runs about $2,330 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Park County?

Park County gets about 17.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 15.5% of years.

How remote is Park County?

The nearest major metro is about 53 miles away, and population density is 8.3 people per square mile.

How Park compares in Colorado

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