New Mexico · Off-grid & homestead potential

Curry County

54BoltScore / 100
#9 of 33 in New Mexico

Curry County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $162k) and deep isolation — 95 mi to the nearest city. The trade-offs: modest rainfall (17″/yr) and poor cropland soil.

How Curry County scores

Hazard Safety38
Freedom53
Food32
Isolation74
Sovereignty70
Water19
Affordability94
$162kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$763Land / acre
17"Annual rain
44.8% of yrsSevere drought
95 miNearest metro
33.6People / sq mi
0.6%Federal land
57.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Curry County, New Mexico

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

Curry County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $162k) and deep isolation — 95 mi to the nearest city. Watch-outs: modest rainfall (17″/yr) and poor cropland soil.

How much does land cost in Curry County, New Mexico?

Land in Curry County runs about $763 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Curry County?

Curry County gets about 17" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 44.8% of years.

How remote is Curry County?

The nearest major metro is about 95 miles away, and population density is 33.6 people per square mile.

How Curry compares in New Mexico

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