If you don't want to be in the big cities, you might be better off in Wyoming than Colorado.  The Colorado state government has gone full tyrants, but haven't stopped Venezuelan gangs from taking over apartment complexes by force.  Also, Wyoming doesn't have a state income tax and has lower sales tax.  Of course Wyoming is a little colder and a lot windier, so you have to be tough.  Bonus is that Wyoming has so many areas where there are too few people around to care who you are or what you are doing there.  Make sure any place you find has proper water.