Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential

Saguache County

56BoltScore / 100
#26 of 64 in Colorado

Saguache County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $240k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (39.7°F avg) and 74.3% of it owned by the federal government.

How Saguache County scores

Hazard Safety86
Freedom68
Food8
Isolation76
Sovereignty36
Water37
Affordability79
$240kTypical home
0.3%Property tax
$2,951Land / acre
15.8"Annual rain
27.8% of yrsSevere drought
94 miNearest metro
2.1People / sq mi
74.3%Federal land
39.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Saguache County, Colorado

Is Saguache County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Saguache County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $240k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (39.7°F avg) and 74.3% of it owned by the federal government.

How much does land cost in Saguache County, Colorado?

Land in Saguache County runs about $2,951 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Saguache County?

Saguache County gets about 15.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 27.8% of years.

How remote is Saguache County?

The nearest major metro is about 94 miles away, and population density is 2.1 people per square mile.

How Saguache compares in Colorado

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