Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential

Huerfano County

56BoltScore / 100
#24 of 64 in Colorado

Huerfano County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $280k) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and modest rainfall (17.8″/yr).

How Huerfano County scores

Hazard Safety76
Freedom72
Food18
Isolation54
Sovereignty68
Water26
Affordability81
$280kTypical home
0.3%Property tax
$1,360Land / acre
17.8"Annual rain
29.3% of yrsSevere drought
44 miNearest metro
4.4People / sq mi
21%Federal land
47.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Huerfano County, Colorado

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

Huerfano County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $280k) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and modest rainfall (17.8″/yr).

How much does land cost in Huerfano County, Colorado?

Land in Huerfano County runs about $1,360 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Huerfano County?

Huerfano County gets about 17.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 29.3% of years.

How remote is Huerfano County?

The nearest major metro is about 44 miles away, and population density is 4.4 people per square mile.

How Huerfano compares in Colorado

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