Cheapest Counties to Hold (Lowest Carrying-Cost Risk)

Counties cheapest and least risky to own long-term, with the lowest blend of homeowners-insurance cost, climate-hazard exposure, and property-tax burden on Curb Report's Carrying-Cost Risk Index. Insurance and hazard figures are educational estimates for a typical home, not quotes.

#CountyCarrying-cost risk
1Slope, ND1/100
2Rich, UT1/100
3Wayne, UT2/100
4Clark, ID3/100
5Piute, UT3/100
6Skagway, AK3/100
7Billings, ND3/100
8Hinsdale, CO4/100
9McMullen, TX4/100
10Camas, ID4/100
11Oneida, ID5/100
12Harding, NM5/100
13Daggett, UT5/100
14Issaquena, MS6/100
15Grand, UT6/100
16Jackson, CO6/100
17Mineral, CO7/100
18San Juan, CO7/100
19Trousdale, TN7/100
20Borden, TX7/100
21Morgan, UT7/100
22Uintah, UT7/100
23Lake, CO7/100
24San Miguel, CO7/100
25Ouray, CO8/100
26Lincoln, ID8/100
27Franklin, ID8/100
28Beaver, UT8/100
29Amelia, VA8/100
30Wrangell, AK8/100
31Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK9/100
32Juab, UT9/100
33Bear Lake, ID9/100
34Butte, ID10/100
35Judith Basin, MT10/100
36Clarke, VA10/100
37Payette, ID10/100
38Storey, NV10/100
39Van Buren, TN10/100
40Buffalo, SD10/100
41Pickett, TN10/100
42Moore, TN11/100
43Aleutians East, AK11/100
44Williamsburg, VA11/100
45Guadalupe, NM11/100
46Currituck, NC11/100
47Sweet Grass, MT11/100
48Custer, CO11/100
49Lewis, ID12/100
50Meigs, TN12/100

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