Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential
Shoshone County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (47.6″/yr) and strong economic & personal freedom (70% Republican). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (43°F avg) and 73.9% of it owned by the federal government.
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Shoshone County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (47.6″/yr) and strong economic & personal freedom (70% Republican). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (43°F avg) and 73.9% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Shoshone County runs about $8,542 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Shoshone County gets about 47.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 16.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 58 miles away, and population density is 5.3 people per square mile.