Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential
Benton County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $197k) and decent rainfall (43″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Benton County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $197k) and decent rainfall (43″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Benton County runs about $4,020 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Benton County gets about 43" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.9% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 65 miles away, and population density is 29.2 people per square mile.