Montana · Off-grid & homestead potential
Lincoln County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (74% Republican) and deep isolation — 97 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (42°F avg) and 77% of it owned by the federal government.
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Lincoln County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (74% Republican) and deep isolation — 97 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (42°F avg) and 77% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Lincoln County runs about $4,690 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Lincoln County gets about 32" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 11.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 97 miles away, and population density is 6.1 people per square mile.