California · Off-grid & homestead potential
Inyo County is a weak bolthole (37/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 102 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: 94.3% of it owned by the federal government and arid land — only 6″ of rain a year, in severe drought 44.8% of years.
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Inyo County is a weak bolthole (37/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 102 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: 94.3% of it owned by the federal government and arid land — only 6″ of rain a year, in severe drought 44.8% of years.
Land in Inyo County runs about $961 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Inyo County gets about 6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 44.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 102 miles away, and population density is 1.8 people per square mile.