Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential
Boise County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (72% Republican) and decent rainfall (30.5″/yr). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (43.9°F avg) and 73.6% of it owned by the federal government.
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Boise County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (72% Republican) and decent rainfall (30.5″/yr). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (43.9°F avg) and 73.6% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Boise County runs about $2,053 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Boise County gets about 30.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 34 miles away, and population density is 4.5 people per square mile.