Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Osborne County

80BoltScore / 100
#4 of 105 in Kansas

Osborne County is a strong bolthole (80/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $96k).

How Osborne County scores

Hazard Safety79
Freedom72
Food56
Isolation96
Sovereignty100
Water57
Affordability98
$96kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$1,710Land / acre
26.3"Annual rain
17.3% of yrsSevere drought
140 miNearest metro
3.8People / sq mi
0%Federal land
54°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Osborne County, Kansas

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

Osborne County is a strong bolthole (80/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $96k).

How much does land cost in Osborne County, Kansas?

Land in Osborne County runs about $1,710 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Osborne County?

Osborne County gets about 26.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 17.3% of years.

How remote is Osborne County?

The nearest major metro is about 140 miles away, and population density is 3.8 people per square mile.

How Osborne compares in Kansas

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