Oregon · Off-grid & homestead potential
Union County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 145 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $337k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (44.8°F avg) and 48.1% of it owned by the federal government.
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Union County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 145 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $337k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (44.8°F avg) and 48.1% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Union County runs about $2,830 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Union County gets about 28.8" of rain a year.
The nearest major metro is about 145 miles away, and population density is 12.7 people per square mile.