Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential

Camden County

60BoltScore / 100
#92 of 115 in Missouri

Camden County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (42.9″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $321k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Camden County scores

Hazard Safety12
Freedom68
Food64
Isolation58
Sovereignty68
Water79
Affordability70
$321kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$2,851Land / acre
42.9"Annual rain
6.3% of yrsSevere drought
64 miNearest metro
67.1People / sq mi
0%Federal land
56.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Camden County, Missouri

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

Camden County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (42.9″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $321k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Camden County, Missouri?

Land in Camden County runs about $2,851 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Camden County?

Camden County gets about 42.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.3% of years.

How remote is Camden County?

The nearest major metro is about 64 miles away, and population density is 67.1 people per square mile.

How Camden compares in Missouri

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