>>1484713You're fucking dumb and I can smell the coastal dipshittery from here. Relax, I'm fucking with you. Don't worry, I'm here to school you.
You can't be isolated on a cabin or a ranch while still being a short, comfy distance from a big city. First of all, there's already people living around the outskirts there. Second of all, where do you think the city's going to expand in five, ten years down the line? You think it's just going to keep being the same size? Nah, man. Metro places are going to sprawl like hell. If you want to live truly in the boonies, look for a major city being 2-3 hours away. Make sure there's at least a small town to restock at is within 15 miles or so, in case your only car breaks down and you have to hoof it on foot or on a bike.
I live in Fargo, and if you think Wyoming is empty, you're in for a bad time. 3/4 of ND is flatter than a ten year old and most of the land is already owned by diehard families that don't usually sell. If they do sell, it's all sized as 10,000 acre commercial farms, parcels that are same size as they were when Norwegian immigrant farmers bought that land in the 1800's for fucking pennies.
The rest of the Midwest has much, much, much better opportunities for you to live off the grid on a few dozen acres. Minnesota is quickly becoming the frozen California of the Midwest, but low-key states like Nebraska, Iowa, and Indiana have a lot better small farm opportunities that you're looking for. The only blue areas there are around metro cities and whatnot, otherwise they've been consistently red overall and aren't developing as fast as some other states, which is good and means nobody's going to be encroaching on your fucking land.
Idaho is a lost cause. I escaped California and contemplated Boise, and luckily I had enough cash saved up to kind of tour around there. Quickly turning into North California. Pretty scenery but stagnating wages from techie yuppie Bay Areans moving there. Avoid.
