Montana · Off-grid & homestead potential
Silver Bow County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 200 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $289k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (39.9°F avg) and 51.4% of it owned by the federal government.
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Silver Bow County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 200 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $289k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (39.9°F avg) and 51.4% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Silver Bow County runs about $2,572 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Silver Bow County gets about 18.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 17.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 200 miles away, and population density is 50.6 people per square mile.