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You can own an entire California town for $2.75 million
By: KTNV Staff
and last updated 2021-05-19 14:31:14-04
NIPTON, Calif. â Do you have $2.75 million to spare? You could become the owner of a tiny desert outpost in rural California.
The town of Nipton, California, is for sale after the idea to establish the community as a cannabis consumption destination went bust amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
On any given day, the number of trains passing by the Mojave desert town easily outnumbers the residents of Nipton.
Town dwellers ebb and flow around 25 people, some of whom work for nearby industries, including mining, solar power installation, and railroad.
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