Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Tom Green County

63BoltScore / 100
#178 of 254 in Texas

Tom Green County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $236k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Tom Green County scores

Hazard Safety23
Freedom72
Food58
Isolation67
Sovereignty84
Water52
Affordability82
$236kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$2,271Land / acre
22.6"Annual rain
18.3% of yrsSevere drought
88 miNearest metro
78.2People / sq mi
3%Federal land
65.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Tom Green County, Texas

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

Tom Green County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $236k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Tom Green County, Texas?

Land in Tom Green County runs about $2,271 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Tom Green County?

Tom Green County gets about 22.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 18.3% of years.

How remote is Tom Green County?

The nearest major metro is about 88 miles away, and population density is 78.2 people per square mile.

How Tom Green compares in Texas

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