Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential
Blaine County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 120 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (30% Republican). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (42.6°F avg) and 80.5% of it owned by the federal government.
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Blaine County is a marginal bolthole (42/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 120 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (30% Republican). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (42.6°F avg) and 80.5% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Blaine County runs about $3,556 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Blaine County gets about 18" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 20.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 120 miles away, and population density is 9.5 people per square mile.