Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Montgomery County

69BoltScore / 100
#87 of 105 in Kansas

Montgomery County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $101k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Montgomery County scores

Hazard Safety27
Freedom68
Food67
Isolation62
Sovereignty88
Water76
Affordability94
$101kTypical home
1.7%Property tax
$2,685Land / acre
42.4"Annual rain
22.8% of yrsSevere drought
71 miNearest metro
47.5People / sq mi
0.8%Federal land
58.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Montgomery County, Kansas

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

Montgomery County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $101k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Montgomery County, Kansas?

Land in Montgomery County runs about $2,685 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County gets about 42.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 22.8% of years.

How remote is Montgomery County?

The nearest major metro is about 71 miles away, and population density is 47.5 people per square mile.

How Montgomery compares in Kansas

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