Montana · Off-grid & homestead potential
Powell County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 201 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (39.9°F avg) and 55.9% of it owned by the federal government.
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Powell County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 201 mi to the nearest city and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (39.9°F avg) and 55.9% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Powell County runs about $1,783 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Powell County gets about 26.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 15.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 201 miles away, and population density is 3.1 people per square mile.