Wyoming · Off-grid & homestead potential
Albany County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths are real distance from any metro (86 mi) and cheap to buy into (typical home $377k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (41.3°F avg).
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Albany County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths: real distance from any metro (86 mi) and cheap to buy into (typical home $377k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (41.3°F avg).
Land in Albany County runs about $1,040 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Albany County gets about 15" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 13.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 86 miles away, and population density is 9 people per square mile.