Montana · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 175 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (41.1°F avg) and 52.8% of it owned by the federal government.
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Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 175 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (41.1°F avg) and 52.8% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Jefferson County runs about $1,954 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jefferson County gets about 17.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 16.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 175 miles away, and population density is 7.9 people per square mile.