Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential

Gooding County

55BoltScore / 100
#26 of 44 in Idaho

Gooding County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (77% Republican) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 10.7″ of rain a year.

How Gooding County scores

Hazard Safety75
Freedom84
Food21
Isolation68
Sovereignty53
Water36
Affordability48
$356kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$7,101Land / acre
10.7"Annual rain
17.5% of yrsSevere drought
79 miNearest metro
22People / sq mi
54.7%Federal land
48.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Gooding County, Idaho

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

Gooding County is a solid bolthole (55/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (77% Republican) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 10.7″ of rain a year.

How much does land cost in Gooding County, Idaho?

Land in Gooding County runs about $7,101 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Gooding County?

Gooding County gets about 10.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 17.5% of years.

How remote is Gooding County?

The nearest major metro is about 79 miles away, and population density is 22 people per square mile.

How Gooding compares in Idaho

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