Oregon · Off-grid & homestead potential
Harney County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 132 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $217k). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 12.6″ of rain a year, in severe drought 41.2% of years.
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Harney County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 132 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $217k). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 12.6″ of rain a year, in severe drought 41.2% of years.
Land in Harney County runs about $1,268 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Harney County gets about 12.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 41.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 132 miles away, and population density is 0.7 people per square mile.