New Mexico · Off-grid & homestead potential
Hidalgo County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $112k) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: arid land — only 12.3″ of rain a year, in severe drought 41.4% of years and poor cropland soil.
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Hidalgo County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $112k) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: arid land — only 12.3″ of rain a year, in severe drought 41.4% of years and poor cropland soil.
Land in Hidalgo County runs about $414 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Hidalgo County gets about 12.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 41.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 120 miles away, and population density is 1.2 people per square mile.