Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Atascosa County

62BoltScore / 100
#183 of 254 in Texas

Atascosa County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $250k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Atascosa County scores

Hazard Safety39
Freedom70
Food68
Isolation46
Sovereignty77
Water56
Affordability78
$250kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$2,767Land / acre
27.4"Annual rain
21.3% of yrsSevere drought
33 miNearest metro
42.5People / sq mi
0%Federal land
70.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Atascosa County, Texas

Is Atascosa County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Atascosa County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $250k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Atascosa County, Texas?

Land in Atascosa County runs about $2,767 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Atascosa County?

Atascosa County gets about 27.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 21.3% of years.

How remote is Atascosa County?

The nearest major metro is about 33 miles away, and population density is 42.5 people per square mile.

How Atascosa compares in Texas

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