New Mexico · Off-grid & homestead potential

Santa Fe County

37BoltScore / 100
#32 of 33 in New Mexico

Santa Fe County is a weak bolthole (37/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and poor cropland soil.

How Santa Fe County scores

Hazard Safety14
Freedom34
Food23
Isolation49
Sovereignty65
Water28
Affordability50
$559kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$1,245Land / acre
14.8"Annual rain
43.6% of yrsSevere drought
46 miNearest metro
81.6People / sq mi
25.7%Federal land
50°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Santa Fe County, New Mexico

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

Santa Fe County is a weak bolthole (37/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and poor cropland soil.

How much does land cost in Santa Fe County, New Mexico?

Land in Santa Fe County runs about $1,245 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Santa Fe County?

Santa Fe County gets about 14.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 43.6% of years.

How remote is Santa Fe County?

The nearest major metro is about 46 miles away, and population density is 81.6 people per square mile.

How Santa Fe compares in New Mexico

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