Missouri! Here's Where I'd Homestead (And Places I'd Skip)

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• JO

  @joshua511 · 2 years ago

  Missouri can be fantastic but PLEASE only come here if you are someone who minds their own business.

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• SA

  @samanthaporter6662 · 2 years ago

  My family packed up last year and fled Seattle for Missouri.... Love it! Got 13 acres!

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• CO

  @CommonMomLife · 2 years ago

  We left Washington state for Missouri 4 years ago and landed in the ozarks - Texas county has been a great place for us

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• DA

  @davidmccormick4141 · 2 years ago

  We left Michigan last year and settled in MO near Neosho / Joplin. Land price was unbelievable, and we found a spot with amazing soil (hard to find great soil around here). Neighbors are all very like minded if you stay out of larger cities. Can't be happier with our new home here.

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• JO

  @johnsummers7389 · 2 years ago

  I live in MO and love it here. Land is still rather expensive though ever since the pandemic.

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• MB

  @MB_MagicMOnkĒLove · 2 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m in Missouri, it&apos;s a decent place to be. We have constitutional carry, and &quot;Castle Doctrine&quot; stand-your-ground laws which is awesome. Most places here are very freedom oriented politically. There&apos;s a High % of guns compared to most states for sure, and Missourians historically made a lot of shine and blew things up for fun. <br><br>Winter can be more than mild some years and we get freezing ice storms. Summer is hot as hell with insane humidity which makes it feel hotter. The weather can and does change rapidly. Tornadoes ✔️.<br><br>There&apos;s an insane amount of bugs.. ticks, chiggers, and other not-so-nice critters to contend with. You can&apos;t just sit on the ground here and expect to be okay. The cicadas are insane right now and it&apos;s really gross. Plenty of poisonous snakes too. <br><br>There&apos;s lots of water here, and it&apos;s a huge dense forest of trees everywhere except the flat north. You can&apos;t just venture out into the woods willy-nilly as it&apos;s so thick most places you literally can&apos;t traverse it without a machete, and you&apos;ll loose your bearings quickly if you don&apos;t have a compass.<br><br>The ground is very rocky in most places which makes farming and digging in a challenge. It&apos;s more work than most people expect. Some places along rivers are flood prone, of which we have many.<br><br>Definitely stay out of the big cities especially St. Louis, it&apos;s severely crime ridden in places and some places are not safe even in the daytime. Some rural areas are very economically depressed, and there&apos;s lots of small dying towns without good employment nearby. Some smaller towns have very corrupt local gov, so make sure to research that. There&apos;s quite a lot of bad drugs and druggies throughout the state, more than most places. If you know what you&apos;re getting into it&apos;s a fine place to be and probably one of the safer places for the coming struggles.

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• JU

  @justmefolks1863 · 2 years ago

  The Lake of the Ozarks is the largest man made lake in the US. In Missouri they spray chemicals all the time on fields and the power company sprays along all power lines to keep from doing as much maintenance. &nbsp;You don&apos;t want to use any type of drain system to bring water in. Unless you use raised beds you are going to work a long time (years) to make a garden worth using, half the state is full of rocks the other half hard pan clay. People pack guns because we like our safety, from other people, cougars, bears, coyotes among many others, plus we have several snakes you don&apos;t want bit by. Land is getting cheaper at the boothill because storms and earthquakes are in an uptick right now. Just got to remember if it sound to good to be true it most likely is. I was born and raised in Missouri spent time all over the state.

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• DA

  @David-kd5mf · 2 years ago

  &apos;The weather can be a bit radical&apos; - understatement mode

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• DA

  @Davidg1t1 · 1 year ago

  Ozarks are awesome. But you have to be tough and resourceful. My life experiences have prepared me well for this place. It’s like stepping back in time.. love it. Great people.

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• JJ

  @jjfarms4573 · 2 years ago

  Moved to Southern Missouri 3 years ago and I love it. &nbsp;Mind your business and treat people with respect and you will be just fine. &nbsp;Winters with the wind chill can get real cold but nothing compared to Canada. &nbsp;The Ozarks aren&apos;t for the weak, don&apos;t come here if you&apos;re looking for a half step between worlds, this is all in country.

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• PO

  @Poppy_love59 · 2 years ago

  No building codes in the Ozarks!

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• JE

  @jeffreygould2451 · 2 years ago

  Southwest Missouri is already homestead “Mecca”. Great place to live if you keep your eyes open and mouth closed. Be a good neighbor and you’ll get along fine. Soil is thin and sooooo rocky, (sharp and flinty) so gardening is difficult unless you build raised beds. Post holes are an all day event. Grazing is the way to go.

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