Oregon · Off-grid & homestead potential
Sherman County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $289k). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 13.3″ of rain a year, in severe drought 24.7% of years.
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Sherman County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $289k). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 13.3″ of rain a year, in severe drought 24.7% of years.
Land in Sherman County runs about $1,410 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Sherman County gets about 13.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 24.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 85 miles away, and population density is 2.4 people per square mile.