Nevada · Off-grid & homestead potential
Lander County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 144 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (80% Republican). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and 84.7% of it owned by the federal government.
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Lander County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 144 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (80% Republican). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and 84.7% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Lander County runs about $1,115 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Lander County gets about 10.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 43.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 144 miles away, and population density is 1 people per square mile.