Washington · Off-grid & homestead potential

Garfield County

64BoltScore / 100
#2 of 39 in Washington

Garfield County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $253k). The trade-offs: poor cropland soil and modest rainfall (19.8″/yr).

How Garfield County scores

Hazard Safety98
Freedom56
Food28
Isolation74
Sovereignty67
Water41
Affordability82
$253kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$1,814Land / acre
19.8"Annual rain
10.3% of yrsSevere drought
90 miNearest metro
3.3People / sq mi
22.1%Federal land
48.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Garfield County, Washington

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

Garfield County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $253k). Watch-outs: poor cropland soil and modest rainfall (19.8″/yr).

How much does land cost in Garfield County, Washington?

Land in Garfield County runs about $1,814 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Garfield County?

Garfield County gets about 19.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 10.3% of years.

How remote is Garfield County?

The nearest major metro is about 90 miles away, and population density is 3.3 people per square mile.

How Garfield compares in Washington

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