Arizona · Off-grid & homestead potential
Gila County is a marginal bolthole (46/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (66% Republican) and cheap to buy into (typical home $390k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 58% of it owned by the federal government.
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Gila County is a marginal bolthole (46/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (66% Republican) and cheap to buy into (typical home $390k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 58% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Gila County runs about $356 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Gila County gets about 18.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 27.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 64 miles away, and population density is 11.4 people per square mile.