Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential
Washington County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $193k) and abundant rainfall (45.6″/yr) with little drought. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
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Washington County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $193k) and abundant rainfall (45.6″/yr) with little drought. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.
Land in Washington County runs about $2,926 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Washington County gets about 45.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 5.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 61 miles away, and population density is 31 people per square mile.