New Mexico · Off-grid & homestead potential
Cibola County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $156k) and real distance from any metro (64 mi). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 12.3″ of rain a year, in severe drought 33.6% of years.
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Cibola County is a marginal bolthole (51/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $156k) and real distance from any metro (64 mi). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and arid land — only 12.3″ of rain a year, in severe drought 33.6% of years.
Land in Cibola County runs about $406 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Cibola County gets about 12.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 33.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 64 miles away, and population density is 5.9 people per square mile.