New Mexico · Off-grid & homestead potential

Los Alamos County

40BoltScore / 100
#30 of 33 in New Mexico

Los Alamos County is a marginal bolthole (40/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and 85.3% of it owned by the federal government. The trade-offs: pricey real estate (typical home $584k) and poor cropland soil.

How Los Alamos County scores

Hazard Safety96
Freedom39
Food20
Isolation41
Sovereignty61
Water22
Affordability0
$584kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$24,134Land / acre
18"Annual rain
37.1% of yrsSevere drought
46 miNearest metro
178.2People / sq mi
85.3%Federal land
47.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Is Los Alamos County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Los Alamos County is a marginal bolthole (40/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and 85.3% of it owned by the federal government. Watch-outs: pricey real estate (typical home $584k) and poor cropland soil.

How much does land cost in Los Alamos County, New Mexico?

Land in Los Alamos County runs about $24,134 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Los Alamos County?

Los Alamos County gets about 18" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 37.1% of years.

How remote is Los Alamos County?

The nearest major metro is about 46 miles away, and population density is 178.2 people per square mile.

How Los Alamos compares in New Mexico

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