Utah · Off-grid & homestead potential
Garfield County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 126 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $246k). The trade-offs: 91% of it owned by the federal government and poor cropland soil.
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Garfield County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 126 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $246k). Watch-outs: 91% of it owned by the federal government and poor cropland soil.
Land in Garfield County runs about $4,398 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Garfield County gets about 12.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 32.2% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 126 miles away, and population density is 1 people per square mile.