Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential
Ripley County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (50.1″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $156k).
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Ripley County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (50.1″/yr) with little drought and cheap to buy into (typical home $156k).
Land in Ripley County runs about $2,855 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Ripley County gets about 50.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 114 miles away, and population density is 17.2 people per square mile.