Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential
La Plata County is a marginal bolthole (48/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 154 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (40% Republican). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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La Plata County is a marginal bolthole (48/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 154 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (40% Republican). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in La Plata County runs about $2,677 per acre, based on the latest county data.
La Plata County gets about 21.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 32.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 154 miles away, and population density is 33.4 people per square mile.