Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential

Camas County

59BoltScore / 100
#14 of 44 in Idaho

Camas County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and strong economic & personal freedom (67% Republican). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (41.7°F avg) and 64.6% of it owned by the federal government.

How Camas County scores

Hazard Safety94
Freedom80
Food12
Isolation66
Sovereignty39
Water54
Affordability65
$395kTypical home
0.4%Property tax
$2,055Land / acre
22.6"Annual rain
14.1% of yrsSevere drought
71 miNearest metro
1.1People / sq mi
64.6%Federal land
41.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Camas County, Idaho

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

Camas County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and strong economic & personal freedom (67% Republican). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (41.7°F avg) and 64.6% of it owned by the federal government.

How much does land cost in Camas County, Idaho?

Land in Camas County runs about $2,055 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Camas County?

Camas County gets about 22.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 14.1% of years.

How remote is Camas County?

The nearest major metro is about 71 miles away, and population density is 1.1 people per square mile.

How Camas compares in Idaho

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