Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Cameron County

48BoltScore / 100
#242 of 254 in Texas

Cameron County is a marginal bolthole (48/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $207k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 16 mi away.

How Cameron County scores

Hazard Safety3
Freedom61
Food59
Isolation4
Sovereignty79
Water55
Affordability77
$207kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$4,268Land / acre
25.6"Annual rain
20% of yrsSevere drought
16 miNearest metro
478.5People / sq mi
22.1%Federal land
74.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Cameron County, Texas

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

Cameron County is a marginal bolthole (48/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $207k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 16 mi away.

How much does land cost in Cameron County, Texas?

Land in Cameron County runs about $4,268 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Cameron County?

Cameron County gets about 25.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 20% of years.

How remote is Cameron County?

The nearest major metro is about 16 miles away, and population density is 478.5 people per square mile.

How Cameron compares in Texas

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