Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential
Adams County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (75% Republican) and real distance from any metro (86 mi). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (44°F avg) and 64.3% of it owned by the federal government.
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Adams County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (75% Republican) and real distance from any metro (86 mi). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (44°F avg) and 64.3% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Adams County runs about $2,752 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Adams County gets about 30.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 86 miles away, and population density is 3.6 people per square mile.