Utah · Off-grid & homestead potential

Duchesne County

56BoltScore / 100
#7 of 29 in Utah

Duchesne County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and strong economic & personal freedom (88% Republican). The trade-offs: a short, cold growing season (42.1°F avg) and modest rainfall (17.5″/yr).

How Duchesne County scores

Hazard Safety92
Freedom74
Food8
Isolation63
Sovereignty46
Water38
Affordability69
$370kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$1,649Land / acre
17.5"Annual rain
29.5% of yrsSevere drought
64 miNearest metro
6.3People / sq mi
45.2%Federal land
42.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Duchesne County, Utah

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

Duchesne County is a solid bolthole (56/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and strong economic & personal freedom (88% Republican). Watch-outs: a short, cold growing season (42.1°F avg) and modest rainfall (17.5″/yr).

How much does land cost in Duchesne County, Utah?

Land in Duchesne County runs about $1,649 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Duchesne County?

Duchesne County gets about 17.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 29.5% of years.

How remote is Duchesne County?

The nearest major metro is about 64 miles away, and population density is 6.3 people per square mile.

How Duchesne compares in Utah

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