Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Douglas County

57BoltScore / 100
#101 of 105 in Kansas

Douglas County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (38.4″/yr). The trade-offs: 24 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Douglas County scores

Hazard Safety25
Freedom50
Food66
Isolation25
Sovereignty93
Water79
Affordability60
$341kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$4,700Land / acre
38.4"Annual rain
8.7% of yrsSevere drought
24 miNearest metro
264.5People / sq mi
4.1%Federal land
55.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Douglas County, Kansas

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

Douglas County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (38.4″/yr). Watch-outs: 24 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Douglas County, Kansas?

Land in Douglas County runs about $4,700 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Douglas County?

Douglas County gets about 38.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.7% of years.

How remote is Douglas County?

The nearest major metro is about 24 miles away, and population density is 264.5 people per square mile.

How Douglas compares in Kansas

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