Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential
Baca County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths are cheap land ($1,682/acre) and deep isolation — 130 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: modest rainfall (16.6″/yr) and middling conditions for growing food.
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Baca County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths: cheap land ($1,682/acre) and deep isolation — 130 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: modest rainfall (16.6″/yr) and middling conditions for growing food.
Land in Baca County runs about $1,682 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Baca County gets about 16.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 45.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 130 miles away, and population density is 1.3 people per square mile.