Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Maverick County

62BoltScore / 100
#190 of 254 in Texas

Maverick County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $233k). The trade-offs: modest rainfall (19.7″/yr) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Maverick County scores

Hazard Safety36
Freedom62
Food60
Isolation70
Sovereignty93
Water27
Affordability85
$233kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$1,705Land / acre
19.7"Annual rain
32.8% of yrsSevere drought
89 miNearest metro
45.1People / sq mi
0%Federal land
71.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Maverick County, Texas

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

Maverick County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $233k). Watch-outs: modest rainfall (19.7″/yr) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Maverick County, Texas?

Land in Maverick County runs about $1,705 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Maverick County?

Maverick County gets about 19.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 32.8% of years.

How remote is Maverick County?

The nearest major metro is about 89 miles away, and population density is 45.1 people per square mile.

How Maverick compares in Texas

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