County · Colorado
Cabin Rd, Costilla County, CO
Off-Grid · 5.2 ac
Overall
82
Strong fit
Top-tier solar, accessible groundwater, RV-residency friendly. The canonical US off-grid pick.
Sub-scores
- Solar
- 91
- Water
- 74
- Buildability
- 78
- Access
- 62
Land-analysis workspace · Dashboard + API
Score any U.S. parcel foroff-grid living.
A cited 0–100 suitability score in ~90 seconds — then the whole workspace to act on it. Browse listings, model the true cost to build, decode county zoning, and track the rules after you buy.
3 reports a month, free · No credit card · Paid plans from $19/mo
U.S. counties covered
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public data sources / report
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average analysis
scoring lenses
01 · the score
Same parcel, three honest verdicts.
What makes land great for off-grid is wildly different from what makes it a good investment. AcreLens scores each lens separately, with sub-scores and a cited rationale — no single number pretending to mean everything.
One parcel · Cabin Rd, Costilla County, CO · three lenses
02 · the workspace
The score is the start. The rest is a workspace.
AcreLens began as a scoring report. It’s now where you run the whole land decision — find the parcel, price the build, clear the zoning, and watch the rules once it’s yours.
Find Land
Browse real listings, pre-scored on a map.
Search live land listings by location, see each parcel on a map, and run a full suitability report on the ones worth a closer look — without leaving AcreLens.
- Live MLS land listings
- Parcel maps, not stock photos
- Score → save in one click
Find Land · 18 listings · Texas Hill Country
- 78
$189,000
12.4 ac · Fredericksburg, TX
- 61
$96,500
5.0 ac · Kerrville, TX
True Cost to Build
Model the real cost before you commit.
An interactive planner, not a static estimate. Dial in water, power, septic, heating, and financing — the numbers move in real time. Save scenarios side-by-side and upload contractor quotes.
- Regional cost data
- Live scenario modeling
- Contractor-quote uploads
True Cost to Build · 5 ac off-grid
- Solar + battery
- $38k
- Well + pump
- $21k
- Septic
- $16k
- Cabin shell
- $44k
Total range$112k–$168k
Zoning Translator
Ask the county code in plain English.
“Can I keep chickens?” “Can I run an STR?” “Can I subdivide?” Get clear answers grounded in the county’s actual code — every one cited, never guessed.
- Plain-English answers
- Cited to the code
- Per-county, per-parcel
Zoning Translator · Costilla County, CO
Can I live in an RV while I build?
Yes — a temporary-use permit allows RV occupancy for up to 180 days during active construction.
Cited · Land Use Code § 5.3
Regulation Watchlist
Get told when the rules change.
The land keeps changing after you buy. Save parcels and get alerted when zoning, septic, STR, or flood-map rules that affect them are amended.
- Zoning, septic, STR, flood
- Email + webhook alerts
- Verified, low-noise
Regulation Watchlist · 3 saved parcels
- 2d ago
Septic ordinance amended
Costilla County, CO
- 1w ago
STR moratorium proposed
Park County, MT
03 · for developers & agents
Score parcels programmatically.
The same scoring engine, three integration paths: a REST API for backends, an MCP server for AI agents, and a verified n8n community node for no-code automations.
- REST API
- MCP server
- n8n node
POST · /v1/analyze
Field note · end of file
Know the land before you go.
Three reports a month, free. No card to begin. Score, browse, or build — your call.