New Mexico · Off-grid & homestead potential
Luna County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $169k) and real distance from any metro (57 mi). The trade-offs: arid land — only 10.1″ of rain a year, in severe drought 42.1% of years and poor cropland soil.
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Luna County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $169k) and real distance from any metro (57 mi). Watch-outs: arid land — only 10.1″ of rain a year, in severe drought 42.1% of years and poor cropland soil.
Land in Luna County runs about $796 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Luna County gets about 10.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 42.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 57 miles away, and population density is 8.5 people per square mile.