Montana · Off-grid & homestead potential
Blaine County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 179 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $217k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (42.7°F avg) and arid land — only 14.4″ of rain a year.
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Blaine County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 179 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $217k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (42.7°F avg) and arid land — only 14.4″ of rain a year.
Land in Blaine County runs about $849 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Blaine County gets about 14.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 16.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 179 miles away, and population density is 1.6 people per square mile.