Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential
Bates County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.2″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $227k).
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Bates County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.2″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $227k).
Land in Bates County runs about $4,006 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Bates County gets about 43.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 42 miles away, and population density is 19.4 people per square mile.