Whoa!!!! My "Desert SW 7,000 ft elevation location" might not be the end game here. I'm currently looking at property in Idaho, Missouri _and_ Arkansas. Specifically, the upper northwest part of AR, the upper west half of MO. Lots of value for the money.
If I don't pay too much worry for the occasional twister, ideas of what you found? Where you concentrated search? I have a friend on 160 acres near Rolla MO but can only afford want/to work 5 to 20 some acres...