Montana · Off-grid & homestead potential
Garfield County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and deep isolation — 132 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (44.4°F avg) and arid land — only 14.2″ of rain a year.
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Garfield County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and deep isolation — 132 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (44.4°F avg) and arid land — only 14.2″ of rain a year.
Land in Garfield County runs about $672 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Garfield County gets about 14.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 13.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 132 miles away, and population density is 0.3 people per square mile.