New Mexico · Off-grid & homestead potential

San Juan County

49BoltScore / 100
#20 of 33 in New Mexico

San Juan County is a marginal bolthole (49/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 125 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $275k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and poor cropland soil.

How San Juan County scores

Hazard Safety12
Freedom50
Food25
Isolation87
Sovereignty51
Water34
Affordability82
$275kTypical home
0.7%Property tax
$745Land / acre
8.9"Annual rain
50.7% of yrsSevere drought
125 miNearest metro
21.9People / sq mi
25.2%Federal land
52°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in San Juan County, New Mexico

Is San Juan County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

San Juan County is a marginal bolthole (49/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 125 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $275k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and poor cropland soil.

How much does land cost in San Juan County, New Mexico?

Land in San Juan County runs about $745 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in San Juan County?

San Juan County gets about 8.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 50.7% of years.

How remote is San Juan County?

The nearest major metro is about 125 miles away, and population density is 21.9 people per square mile.

How San Juan compares in New Mexico

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