Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential
Boundary County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (78% Republican) and decent rainfall (38.9″/yr). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (41.5°F avg) and 61.9% of it owned by the federal government.
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Boundary County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (78% Republican) and decent rainfall (38.9″/yr). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (41.5°F avg) and 61.9% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Boundary County runs about $5,691 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Boundary County gets about 38.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 79 miles away, and population density is 10.7 people per square mile.