Missouri · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (43.8″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 30 mi from the nearest metro.
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Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (43.8″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 30 mi from the nearest metro.
Land in Jefferson County runs about $5,915 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jefferson County gets about 43.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 4.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 30 miles away, and population density is 352.2 people per square mile.