Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential
Buchanan County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (37.5″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $195k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 38 mi from the nearest metro.
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Buchanan County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (37.5″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $195k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 38 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Buchanan County runs about $5,382 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Buchanan County gets about 37.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 38 miles away, and population density is 203.2 people per square mile.