Nevada · Off-grid & homestead potential
Lyon County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (69% Republican) and cheap to buy into (typical home $418k). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 8″ of rain a year, in severe drought 46.3% of years.
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Lyon County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (69% Republican) and cheap to buy into (typical home $418k). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 8″ of rain a year, in severe drought 46.3% of years.
Land in Lyon County runs about $3,107 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Lyon County gets about 8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 46.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 50 miles away, and population density is 31.2 people per square mile.