Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential
Ness County is a strong bolthole (78/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 151 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $106k). The trade-offs: modest rainfall (22.6″/yr).
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Ness County is a strong bolthole (78/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 151 mi to the nearest city and cheap to buy into (typical home $106k). Watch-outs: modest rainfall (22.6″/yr).
Land in Ness County runs about $1,424 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Ness County gets about 22.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 31.6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 151 miles away, and population density is 2.4 people per square mile.