Nebraska · Off-grid & homestead potential
Phelps County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 145 mi to the nearest city and almost no federal land or extraction.
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Phelps County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 145 mi to the nearest city and almost no federal land or extraction.
Land in Phelps County runs about $5,776 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Phelps County gets about 24.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 19.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 145 miles away, and population density is 16.8 people per square mile.