Buying land is not as simple what state. There is a whole criteria of thing to check for. This is small list to help get you started. Property State [] Live Water []Water Rights []Enough Acres []Defensible [] Gun Laws [] Taxes [] Home Schooling Laws []Population Density [] Prisons County Environment [] Sheriff []Building Codes []Jobs []Prisons [] Flooding [] Fires [] Volcano [] Snow Fall Lets not forget about all of the NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS The the further east you go the more trouble your in. Photo by Magda Ehlers from Pexels