Expansion roadmap

Idaho Freedom Map

Idaho is the next planned expansion dataset for County Freedom Index. The county profiles are not published yet, but this page documents the research path we will use before the state goes live.

County profiles44
Phase4
StatusPlanned
Live states3

Why this state

Idaho Belongs In The Western Expansion Plan

A later expansion state for homesteading, rural land, and self-sufficiency audiences.

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Dataset buildout

What Needs To Be Collected Before Launch

Each state uses the same source-first process so county profiles, rankings, and comparisons can be added without changing the underlying site architecture.

01

County boundaries and FIPS mapping

This layer will be collected, normalized, and tied back to source notes before Idaho county pages are marked live.

02

Population and density

This layer will be collected, normalized, and tied back to source notes before Idaho county pages are marked live.

03

Land price and listing snapshots

This layer will be collected, normalized, and tied back to source notes before Idaho county pages are marked live.

04

Property tax burden

This layer will be collected, normalized, and tied back to source notes before Idaho county pages are marked live.

05

Climate, snowfall, growing season, and temperature

This layer will be collected, normalized, and tied back to source notes before Idaho county pages are marked live.

06

Broadband availability

This layer will be collected, normalized, and tied back to source notes before Idaho county pages are marked live.

07

Solar potential

This layer will be collected, normalized, and tied back to source notes before Idaho county pages are marked live.

08

Public land access

This layer will be collected, normalized, and tied back to source notes before Idaho county pages are marked live.

09

County planning, zoning, building, septic, and development sources

This layer will be collected, normalized, and tied back to source notes before Idaho county pages are marked live.

10

Tiny home, RV living, off-grid, container home, ADU, and homesteading scores

This layer will be collected, normalized, and tied back to source notes before Idaho county pages are marked live.

Use live datasets now

Research Colorado And Wyoming While Idaho Is Built

The live state datasets show the exact structure that will be reused for Idaho: county pages, lifestyle rankings, comparisons, guides, and source transparency.

Expansion queue

Upcoming State Datasets

After Idaho, the remaining planned states are Montana, Utah, Arizona.

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