Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential
Montezuma County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 177 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (60% Republican). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and modest rainfall (15.9″/yr).
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Montezuma County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 177 mi to the nearest city and strong economic & personal freedom (60% Republican). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and modest rainfall (15.9″/yr).
Land in Montezuma County runs about $1,736 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Montezuma County gets about 15.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 34.1% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 177 miles away, and population density is 13.1 people per square mile.