Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Butler County

63BoltScore / 100
#98 of 105 in Kansas

Butler County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $251k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Butler County scores

Hazard Safety26
Freedom66
Food68
Isolation44
Sovereignty92
Water69
Affordability78
$251kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$2,796Land / acre
37.1"Annual rain
22.2% of yrsSevere drought
28 miNearest metro
48People / sq mi
1.2%Federal land
56.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Butler County, Kansas

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

Butler County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $251k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Butler County, Kansas?

Land in Butler County runs about $2,796 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Butler County?

Butler County gets about 37.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 22.2% of years.

How remote is Butler County?

The nearest major metro is about 28 miles away, and population density is 48 people per square mile.

How Butler compares in Kansas

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