Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Brazoria County

54BoltScore / 100
#228 of 254 in Texas

Brazoria County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (50.4″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 25 mi from the nearest metro.

How Brazoria County scores

Hazard Safety6
Freedom67
Food61
Isolation23
Sovereignty71
Water91
Affordability58
$327kTypical home
1.7%Property tax
$5,440Land / acre
50.4"Annual rain
14.7% of yrsSevere drought
25 miNearest metro
292.6People / sq mi
11%Federal land
70.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Brazoria County, Texas

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

Brazoria County is a solid bolthole (54/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (50.4″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 25 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Brazoria County, Texas?

Land in Brazoria County runs about $5,440 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Brazoria County?

Brazoria County gets about 50.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 14.7% of years.

How remote is Brazoria County?

The nearest major metro is about 25 miles away, and population density is 292.6 people per square mile.

How Brazoria compares in Texas

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