Kansas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Reno County

61BoltScore / 100
#99 of 105 in Kansas

Reno County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $156k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Reno County scores

Hazard Safety20
Freedom65
Food60
Isolation52
Sovereignty89
Water55
Affordability89
$156kTypical home
1.7%Property tax
$2,641Land / acre
30.4"Annual rain
30% of yrsSevere drought
47 miNearest metro
49People / sq mi
1.8%Federal land
56.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Reno County, Kansas

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

Reno County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $156k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Reno County, Kansas?

Land in Reno County runs about $2,641 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Reno County?

Reno County gets about 30.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 30% of years.

How remote is Reno County?

The nearest major metro is about 47 miles away, and population density is 49 people per square mile.

How Reno compares in Kansas

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