according to this

https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/land0822.pdf

it's actually the cheapest land in the USA

my guess is because water is a problem, also wind and cold, like nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmny9uq3wamnwvaz7tmpw3kxzuewdehhxarj9ekxzmny9uq3zamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qythwumn8ghj7mtvv44h2tnwdaehgu339e3k7mf0qy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjctzd3jjummjvuhszymhwden5te0danxvcmgv95kutnsw43z7qpq356t6fpjysx9vdchfg7mryv83w4pcye6a3eeke9zvsje7s2tuv4ssp07p4  mentioned