Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential
Scott County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths are deep isolation — 201 mi to the nearest city and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: modest rainfall (19.4″/yr).
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Scott County is a strong bolthole (70/100). Its strengths: deep isolation — 201 mi to the nearest city and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: modest rainfall (19.4″/yr).
Land in Scott County runs about $2,012 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Scott County gets about 19.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 32% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 201 miles away, and population density is 6.9 people per square mile.