Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential
Lawrence County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $207k) and abundant rainfall (46″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Lawrence County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $207k) and abundant rainfall (46″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Lawrence County runs about $4,465 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Lawrence County gets about 46" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.7% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 30 miles away, and population density is 63.5 people per square mile.