Idaho · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jerome County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths are strong economic & personal freedom (73% Republican) and deep isolation — 116 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and pricey real estate (typical home $406k).
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Jerome County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths: strong economic & personal freedom (73% Republican) and deep isolation — 116 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and pricey real estate (typical home $406k).
Land in Jerome County runs about $9,012 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jerome County gets about 10" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 14.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 116 miles away, and population density is 42.6 people per square mile.