Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential
Otero County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $161k) and strong economic & personal freedom (60% Republican). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 13.4″ of rain a year, in severe drought 37.5% of years.
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Otero County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $161k) and strong economic & personal freedom (60% Republican). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 13.4″ of rain a year, in severe drought 37.5% of years.
Land in Otero County runs about $1,646 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Otero County gets about 13.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 37.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 53 miles away, and population density is 14.4 people per square mile.