Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Leavenworth County

60BoltScore / 100
#100 of 105 in Kansas

Leavenworth County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (38.3″/yr). The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 16 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Leavenworth County scores

Hazard Safety34
Freedom62
Food64
Isolation28
Sovereignty94
Water79
Affordability57
$350kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$5,077Land / acre
38.3"Annual rain
8.1% of yrsSevere drought
16 miNearest metro
180.2People / sq mi
2.1%Federal land
54.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Leavenworth County, Kansas

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

Leavenworth County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and decent rainfall (38.3″/yr). Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 16 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Leavenworth County, Kansas?

Land in Leavenworth County runs about $5,077 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Leavenworth County?

Leavenworth County gets about 38.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 8.1% of years.

How remote is Leavenworth County?

The nearest major metro is about 16 miles away, and population density is 180.2 people per square mile.

How Leavenworth compares in Kansas

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