Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential
Bent County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $123k) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: arid land — only 14.3″ of rain a year, in severe drought 43% of years and poor cropland soil.
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Bent County is a strong bolthole (68/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $123k) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: arid land — only 14.3″ of rain a year, in severe drought 43% of years and poor cropland soil.
Land in Bent County runs about $1,087 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Bent County gets about 14.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 43% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 85 miles away, and population density is 3.8 people per square mile.