Utah · Off-grid & homestead potential
Box Elder County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (80% Republican) and real distance from any metro (74 mi). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 12.4″ of rain a year, in severe drought 30.3% of years.
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Box Elder County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (80% Republican) and real distance from any metro (74 mi). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 12.4″ of rain a year, in severe drought 30.3% of years.
Land in Box Elder County runs about $2,495 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Box Elder County gets about 12.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 30.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 74 miles away, and population density is 10.9 people per square mile.