Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential
Owyhee County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (80% Republican) and cheap to buy into (typical home $441k). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and 79.6% of it owned by the federal government.
Scout Owyhee County
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Owyhee County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (80% Republican) and cheap to buy into (typical home $441k). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and 79.6% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Owyhee County runs about $2,025 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Owyhee County gets about 12.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 25.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 50 miles away, and population density is 1.7 people per square mile.