Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Cloud County

79BoltScore / 100
#12 of 105 in Kansas

Cloud County is a strong bolthole (79/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $121k).

How Cloud County scores

Hazard Safety80
Freedom69
Food63
Isolation81
Sovereignty100
Water66
Affordability91
$121kTypical home
1.8%Property tax
$3,142Land / acre
29.9"Annual rain
11.2% of yrsSevere drought
108 miNearest metro
12.4People / sq mi
0%Federal land
54.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Cloud County, Kansas

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

Cloud County is a strong bolthole (79/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $121k).

How much does land cost in Cloud County, Kansas?

Land in Cloud County runs about $3,142 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Cloud County?

Cloud County gets about 29.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 11.2% of years.

How remote is Cloud County?

The nearest major metro is about 108 miles away, and population density is 12.4 people per square mile.

How Cloud compares in Kansas

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