West · UT

Utah

Confidence: Medium

Mostly arid desert; restrictive water law; some permissive rural counties but state trending stricter.

-11

Overall

Verdict

Difficult

Weighted across Water · Legal · Soil · Energy · Climate

Quick stats

Domain breakdown

How UT scores

Water-18 / ±50

Legal+0 / ±40

Soil-4 / ±30

Energy+20 / ±25

Climate Risk-14 / ±25

In its favor

Watch-outs

Notes by domain

-18

Scarce; well rights limited.

Variable by county.

-4

Arid.

+20

Excellent solar.

-14

Wildfire, drought.