Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential

Clay County

49BoltScore / 100
#110 of 115 in Missouri

Clay County is a marginal bolthole (49/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (39.4″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 17 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Clay County scores

Hazard Safety10
Freedom58
Food65
Isolation3
Sovereignty74
Water81
Affordability54
$322kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$6,629Land / acre
39.4"Annual rain
7.5% of yrsSevere drought
17 miNearest metro
653.2People / sq mi
4.9%Federal land
54.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Clay County, Missouri

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

Clay County is a marginal bolthole (49/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (39.4″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 17 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Clay County, Missouri?

Land in Clay County runs about $6,629 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Clay County?

Clay County gets about 39.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.5% of years.

How remote is Clay County?

The nearest major metro is about 17 miles away, and population density is 653.2 people per square mile.

How Clay compares in Missouri

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