Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential
St. Louis County is a marginal bolthole (44/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (42.3″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 15 mi away.
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St. Louis County is a marginal bolthole (44/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (42.3″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 15 mi away.
Land in St. Louis County runs about $10,928 per acre, based on the latest county data.
St. Louis County gets about 42.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 3.4% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 15 miles away, and population density is 1,943.5 people per square mile.