Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Osage County

71BoltScore / 100
#71 of 105 in Kansas

Osage County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $211k).

How Osage County scores

Hazard Safety65
Freedom67
Food63
Isolation48
Sovereignty96
Water76
Affordability82
$211kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$2,832Land / acre
37.4"Annual rain
12% of yrsSevere drought
32 miNearest metro
22.4People / sq mi
7.3%Federal land
55.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Osage County, Kansas

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

Osage County is a strong bolthole (71/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $211k).

How much does land cost in Osage County, Kansas?

Land in Osage County runs about $2,832 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Osage County?

Osage County gets about 37.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 12% of years.

How remote is Osage County?

The nearest major metro is about 32 miles away, and population density is 22.4 people per square mile.

How Osage compares in Kansas

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