Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential

Taney County

58BoltScore / 100
#101 of 115 in Missouri

Taney County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (46.1″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $249k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Taney County scores

Hazard Safety16
Freedom69
Food58
Isolation46
Sovereignty66
Water77
Affordability76
$249kTypical home
0.6%Property tax
$3,385Land / acre
46.1"Annual rain
7.5% of yrsSevere drought
40 miNearest metro
89.8People / sq mi
22.9%Federal land
57.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Taney County, Missouri

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

Taney County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (46.1″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $249k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Taney County, Missouri?

Land in Taney County runs about $3,385 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Taney County?

Taney County gets about 46.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.5% of years.

How remote is Taney County?

The nearest major metro is about 40 miles away, and population density is 89.8 people per square mile.

How Taney compares in Missouri

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