Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Labette County

72BoltScore / 100
#65 of 105 in Kansas

Labette County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $98k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Labette County scores

Hazard Safety34
Freedom65
Food70
Isolation67
Sovereignty91
Water81
Affordability95
$98kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$2,412Land / acre
44.2"Annual rain
17.4% of yrsSevere drought
79 miNearest metro
30.6People / sq mi
1%Federal land
58°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Labette County, Kansas

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

Labette County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $98k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Labette County, Kansas?

Land in Labette County runs about $2,412 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Labette County?

Labette County gets about 44.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 17.4% of years.

How remote is Labette County?

The nearest major metro is about 79 miles away, and population density is 30.6 people per square mile.

How Labette compares in Kansas

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