Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential
Lemhi County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 143 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (76% Republican). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (39.7°F avg) and 90.9% of it owned by the federal government.
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Lemhi County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 143 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (76% Republican). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (39.7°F avg) and 90.9% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Lemhi County runs about $3,947 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Lemhi County gets about 20.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 143 miles away, and population density is 1.8 people per square mile.