Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential

Barry County

60BoltScore / 100
#90 of 115 in Missouri

Barry County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.7″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $243k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Barry County scores

Hazard Safety25
Freedom70
Food62
Isolation50
Sovereignty64
Water78
Affordability72
$243kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$4,384Land / acre
46.7"Annual rain
8.2% of yrsSevere drought
43 miNearest metro
45.3People / sq mi
13.2%Federal land
57°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Barry County, Missouri

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

Barry County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.7″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $243k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Barry County, Missouri?

Land in Barry County runs about $4,384 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Barry County?

Barry County gets about 46.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.2% of years.

How remote is Barry County?

The nearest major metro is about 43 miles away, and population density is 45.3 people per square mile.

How Barry compares in Missouri

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