Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential
Camas County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and strong economic & personal freedom (67% Republican). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (41.7°F avg) and 64.6% of it owned by the federal government.
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Camas County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and strong economic & personal freedom (67% Republican). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (41.7°F avg) and 64.6% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Camas County runs about $2,055 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Camas County gets about 22.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 14.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 71 miles away, and population density is 1.1 people per square mile.