Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential
Callaway County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (42.4″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $271k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 24 mi from the nearest metro.
Scout Callaway County
⛺Camp here before you commitBook a few nights nearby on Hipcamp →Some links are affiliate links — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you.
Callaway County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (42.4″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $271k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 24 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Callaway County runs about $4,653 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Callaway County gets about 42.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 24 miles away, and population density is 53.6 people per square mile.