Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential

Boone County

48BoltScore / 100
#113 of 115 in Missouri

Boone County is a marginal bolthole (48/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (42.1″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 0 mi away.

How Boone County scores

Hazard Safety14
Freedom55
Food59
Isolation18
Sovereignty70
Water67
Affordability56
$334kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$5,608Land / acre
42.1"Annual rain
9% of yrsSevere drought
0 miNearest metro
276.4People / sq mi
1.1%Federal land
54.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Boone County, Missouri

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

Boone County is a marginal bolthole (48/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (42.1″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 0 mi away.

How much does land cost in Boone County, Missouri?

Land in Boone County runs about $5,608 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Boone County?

Boone County gets about 42.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 9% of years.

How remote is Boone County?

The nearest major metro is about 0 miles away, and population density is 276.4 people per square mile.

How Boone compares in Missouri

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