Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Duval County

65BoltScore / 100
#154 of 254 in Texas

Duval County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $82k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: modest rainfall (24″/yr).

How Duval County scores

Hazard Safety46
Freedom63
Food64
Isolation61
Sovereignty81
Water41
Affordability99
$82kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$1,532Land / acre
24"Annual rain
21.8% of yrsSevere drought
60 miNearest metro
5.4People / sq mi
0%Federal land
72.7°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Duval County, Texas

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

Duval County is a strong bolthole (65/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $82k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: modest rainfall (24″/yr).

How much does land cost in Duval County, Texas?

Land in Duval County runs about $1,532 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Duval County?

Duval County gets about 24" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 21.8% of years.

How remote is Duval County?

The nearest major metro is about 60 miles away, and population density is 5.4 people per square mile.

How Duval compares in Texas

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