Iowa · Off-grid & homestead potential
Dallas County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (35.3″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: 25 mi from the nearest metro and pricey real estate (typical home $356k).
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Dallas County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (35.3″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: 25 mi from the nearest metro and pricey real estate (typical home $356k).
Land in Dallas County runs about $10,688 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Dallas County gets about 35.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 11.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 25 miles away, and population density is 188.8 people per square mile.