We all know that trees clean the air and add beauty to any community. Most developers take pains to preserve existing trees, and Branson itself has a tree ordinance that encourages builders and developers to preserve existing trees and to plant replacements for those destroyed during construction. If you're looking at property around the area, a good map that has all the roads less traveled on it is the Taney County 911 map. Rural properties must have a septic tank system.
Soils vary in the Ozarks as to their ability to provide an adequate absorption field.
You may even request passage of a perk test of the owner before buying. Branson usually has several snowfalls each winter, with the deepest ones in February or early March, but they usually don't last more than several days. Average annual snowfall is 15.9 inches. Usually school districts build five snow days into the schedules for adverse weather conditions. Some rural properties have community water but most do not.