Wyoming · Off-grid & homestead potential
Hot Springs County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 139 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $242k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (43.7°F avg) and arid land — only 13.3″ of rain a year.
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Hot Springs County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 139 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $242k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (43.7°F avg) and arid land — only 13.3″ of rain a year.
Land in Hot Springs County runs about $823 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Hot Springs County gets about 13.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 14.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 139 miles away, and population density is 2.3 people per square mile.