Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Deaf Smith County

62BoltScore / 100
#184 of 254 in Texas

Deaf Smith County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $178k). The trade-offs: modest rainfall (18.7″/yr) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Deaf Smith County scores

Hazard Safety38
Freedom72
Food50
Isolation54
Sovereignty95
Water35
Affordability90
$178kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$1,838Land / acre
18.7"Annual rain
37.4% of yrsSevere drought
45 miNearest metro
12.3People / sq mi
0%Federal land
57.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Deaf Smith County, Texas

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

Deaf Smith County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $178k). Watch-outs: modest rainfall (18.7″/yr) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Deaf Smith County, Texas?

Land in Deaf Smith County runs about $1,838 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Deaf Smith County?

Deaf Smith County gets about 18.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 37.4% of years.

How remote is Deaf Smith County?

The nearest major metro is about 45 miles away, and population density is 12.3 people per square mile.

How Deaf Smith compares in Texas

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