Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Brown County

74BoltScore / 100
#56 of 105 in Kansas

Brown County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How Brown County scores

Hazard Safety85
Freedom68
Food64
Isolation58
Sovereignty100
Water64
Affordability79
$157kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$5,136Land / acre
35.4"Annual rain
6.3% of yrsSevere drought
55 miNearest metro
16.2People / sq mi
0%Federal land
53.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Brown County, Kansas

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

Brown County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and low natural-disaster risk.

How much does land cost in Brown County, Kansas?

Land in Brown County runs about $5,136 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Brown County?

Brown County gets about 35.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.3% of years.

How remote is Brown County?

The nearest major metro is about 55 miles away, and population density is 16.2 people per square mile.

How Brown compares in Kansas

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