Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Riley County

64BoltScore / 100
#97 of 105 in Kansas

Riley County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $275k). The trade-offs: moderate natural-hazard risk.

How Riley County scores

Hazard Safety42
Freedom57
Food68
Isolation54
Sovereignty82
Water72
Affordability73
$275kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$3,371Land / acre
33.4"Annual rain
9.9% of yrsSevere drought
64 miNearest metro
117.1People / sq mi
25.4%Federal land
54.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Riley County, Kansas

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

Riley County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $275k). Watch-outs: moderate natural-hazard risk.

How much does land cost in Riley County, Kansas?

Land in Riley County runs about $3,371 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Riley County?

Riley County gets about 33.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9.9% of years.

How remote is Riley County?

The nearest major metro is about 64 miles away, and population density is 117.1 people per square mile.

How Riley compares in Kansas

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