New Mexico · Off-grid & homestead potential

Harding County

68BoltScore / 100
#2 of 33 in New Mexico

Harding County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and cheap land ($447/acre). The trade-offs: modest rainfall (15.6″/yr) and middling conditions for growing food.

How Harding County scores

Hazard Safety100
Freedom50
Food38
Isolation88
Sovereignty73
Water29
Affordability100
—Typical home
0.4%Property tax
$447Land / acre
15.6"Annual rain
45.3% of yrsSevere drought
123 miNearest metro
0.3People / sq mi
5.3%Federal land
54.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Harding County, New Mexico

Is Harding County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Harding County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and cheap land ($447/acre). Watch-outs: modest rainfall (15.6″/yr) and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Harding County, New Mexico?

Land in Harding County runs about $447 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Harding County?

Harding County gets about 15.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 45.3% of years.

How remote is Harding County?

The nearest major metro is about 123 miles away, and population density is 0.3 people per square mile.

How Harding compares in New Mexico

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