It's potentially cheaper for a lot of these places to have off-grid infrastructure.
+ Solar + batteries for a home that uses a modest / conservative amount of electricity should be under $50k.
+ Water + septic should be under $25k, assuming you have a well
+ Gas can be installed for well under $10k, you have a large tank in your yard
+ Internet can be done using long range wifi. Takes the whole town to cooperate, but these days everyone wants internet, as long as someone spearheads it you can get an ISP out.
That pretty much just leaves roadways, which you definitely have various qualities of roads that you can build, but I don't see a cheap way around this.
edit: further research has revealed to me that lots of electric appliances can be replaced with gas powered appliances. So if you are primarily depending on gas for things like your refrigerator, you can bring the cost of a solar installation way down.
+ Solar + batteries for a home that uses a modest / conservative amount of electricity should be under $50k.
+ Water + septic should be under $25k, assuming you have a well
+ Gas can be installed for well under $10k, you have a large tank in your yard
+ Internet can be done using long range wifi. Takes the whole town to cooperate, but these days everyone wants internet, as long as someone spearheads it you can get an ISP out.
That pretty much just leaves roadways, which you definitely have various qualities of roads that you can build, but I don't see a cheap way around this.
edit: further research has revealed to me that lots of electric appliances can be replaced with gas powered appliances. So if you are primarily depending on gas for things like your refrigerator, you can bring the cost of a solar installation way down.