Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential
Mineral County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and deep isolation — 131 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (37°F avg) and 93.8% of it owned by the federal government.
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Mineral County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and deep isolation — 131 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (37°F avg) and 93.8% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Mineral County runs about $4,334 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Mineral County gets about 27.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 27.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 131 miles away, and population density is 1.1 people per square mile.