Colorado · Off-grid & homestead potential

Prowers County

65BoltScore / 100
#9 of 64 in Colorado

Prowers County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $174k) and deep isolation — 122 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: modest rainfall (16.2″/yr) and middling conditions for growing food.

How Prowers County scores

Hazard Safety51
Freedom80
Food36
Isolation88
Sovereignty78
Water30
Affordability93
$174kTypical home
0.3%Property tax
$1,393Land / acre
16.2"Annual rain
42.7% of yrsSevere drought
122 miNearest metro
7.2People / sq mi
0%Federal land
54.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Prowers County, Colorado

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

Prowers County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $174k) and deep isolation — 122 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: modest rainfall (16.2″/yr) and middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Prowers County, Colorado?

Land in Prowers County runs about $1,393 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Prowers County?

Prowers County gets about 16.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 42.7% of years.

How remote is Prowers County?

The nearest major metro is about 122 miles away, and population density is 7.2 people per square mile.

How Prowers compares in Colorado

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