Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential
Custer County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (76% Republican) and deep isolation — 106 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (38.6°F avg) and 94.1% of it owned by the federal government.
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Custer County is a marginal bolthole (50/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (76% Republican) and deep isolation — 106 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (38.6°F avg) and 94.1% of it owned by the federal government.
Land in Custer County runs about $3,588 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Custer County gets about 21.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 12.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 106 miles away, and population density is 0.9 people per square mile.