Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential

El Paso County

39BoltScore / 100
#57 of 64 in Colorado

El Paso County is a weak bolthole (39/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (54% Republican) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 11 mi away.

How El Paso County scores

Hazard Safety6
Freedom73
Food20
Isolation13
Sovereignty64
Water42
Affordability55
$456kTypical home
0.4%Property tax
$2,688Land / acre
16.3"Annual rain
20.9% of yrsSevere drought
11 miNearest metro
350People / sq mi
15.6%Federal land
48.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in El Paso County, Colorado

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

El Paso County is a weak bolthole (39/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (54% Republican) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 11 mi away.

How much does land cost in El Paso County, Colorado?

Land in El Paso County runs about $2,688 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in El Paso County?

El Paso County gets about 16.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 20.9% of years.

How remote is El Paso County?

The nearest major metro is about 11 miles away, and population density is 350 people per square mile.

How El Paso compares in Colorado

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