Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential
St. Francois County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (45.7″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $194k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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St. Francois County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (45.7″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $194k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in St. Francois County runs about $5,052 per acre, based on the latest county data.
St. Francois County gets about 45.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 59 miles away, and population density is 148.4 people per square mile.