California · Off-grid & homestead potential
Sierra County is a marginal bolthole (49/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (45.8″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $333k). The trade-offs: 70.7% of it owned by the federal government and poor cropland soil.
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Sierra County is a marginal bolthole (49/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (45.8″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $333k). Watch-outs: 70.7% of it owned by the federal government and poor cropland soil.
Land in Sierra County runs about $2,427 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Sierra County gets about 45.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 36.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 36 miles away, and population density is 3.4 people per square mile.