Montana · Off-grid & homestead potential
Phillips County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 174 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $227k). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (43.4°F avg) and arid land — only 13.4″ of rain a year.
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Phillips County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 174 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $227k). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (43.4°F avg) and arid land — only 13.4″ of rain a year.
Land in Phillips County runs about $1,124 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Phillips County gets about 13.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 16.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 174 miles away, and population density is 0.8 people per square mile.