Wyoming · Off-grid & homestead potential

Carbon County

59BoltScore / 100
#10 of 23 in Wyoming

Carbon County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 128 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $215k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (41.9°F avg).

How Carbon County scores

Hazard Safety57
Freedom74
Food9
Isolation91
Sovereignty46
Water44
Affordability88
$215kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$971Land / acre
15.6"Annual rain
16.6% of yrsSevere drought
128 miNearest metro
1.8People / sq mi
52.5%Federal land
41.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Carbon County, Wyoming

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

Carbon County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 128 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $215k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (41.9°F avg).

How much does land cost in Carbon County, Wyoming?

Land in Carbon County runs about $971 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Carbon County?

Carbon County gets about 15.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 16.6% of years.

How remote is Carbon County?

The nearest major metro is about 128 miles away, and population density is 1.8 people per square mile.

How Carbon compares in Wyoming

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