Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential

Cass County

58BoltScore / 100
#103 of 115 in Missouri

Cass County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (41.9″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 19 mi away.

How Cass County scores

Hazard Safety25
Freedom64
Food70
Isolation31
Sovereignty71
Water84
Affordability60
$344kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$4,459Land / acre
41.9"Annual rain
8.6% of yrsSevere drought
19 miNearest metro
160.4People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
55.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Cass County, Missouri

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

Cass County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (41.9″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 19 mi away.

How much does land cost in Cass County, Missouri?

Land in Cass County runs about $4,459 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Cass County?

Cass County gets about 41.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.6% of years.

How remote is Cass County?

The nearest major metro is about 19 miles away, and population density is 160.4 people per square mile.

How Cass compares in Missouri

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