Arkansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Boone County

62BoltScore / 100
#66 of 75 in Arkansas

Boone County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.8″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $233k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Boone County scores

Hazard Safety38
Freedom66
Food54
Isolation57
Sovereignty66
Water77
Affordability75
$233kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$3,933Land / acre
46.8"Annual rain
9.9% of yrsSevere drought
62 miNearest metro
65.3People / sq mi
3.9%Federal land
57.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Boone County, Arkansas

Is Boone County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Boone County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.8″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $233k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Boone County, Arkansas?

Land in Boone County runs about $3,933 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Boone County?

Boone County gets about 46.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9.9% of years.

How remote is Boone County?

The nearest major metro is about 62 miles away, and population density is 65.3 people per square mile.

How Boone compares in Arkansas

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