New Mexico · Off-grid & homestead potential
Socorro County is a marginal bolthole (47/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $201k) and real distance from any metro (74 mi). The trade-offs: arid land — only 11.6″ of rain a year, in severe drought 32.2% of years and poor cropland soil.
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Socorro County is a marginal bolthole (47/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $201k) and real distance from any metro (74 mi). Watch-outs: arid land — only 11.6″ of rain a year, in severe drought 32.2% of years and poor cropland soil.
Land in Socorro County runs about $768 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Socorro County gets about 11.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 32.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 74 miles away, and population density is 2.4 people per square mile.