Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential

Stone County

59BoltScore / 100
#95 of 115 in Missouri

Stone County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (45.8″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Stone County scores

Hazard Safety23
Freedom70
Food55
Isolation46
Sovereignty72
Water86
Affordability64
$326kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$4,003Land / acre
45.8"Annual rain
7.7% of yrsSevere drought
38 miNearest metro
70.4People / sq mi
17.2%Federal land
57°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Stone County, Missouri

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

Stone County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (45.8″/yr) with little drought and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Stone County, Missouri?

Land in Stone County runs about $4,003 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Stone County?

Stone County gets about 45.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 7.7% of years.

How remote is Stone County?

The nearest major metro is about 38 miles away, and population density is 70.4 people per square mile.

How Stone compares in Missouri

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