Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Victoria County

64BoltScore / 100
#172 of 254 in Texas

Victoria County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $220k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Victoria County scores

Hazard Safety14
Freedom71
Food67
Isolation59
Sovereignty83
Water73
Affordability77
$220kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$3,797Land / acre
38.6"Annual rain
19.4% of yrsSevere drought
75 miNearest metro
103.9People / sq mi
0.9%Federal land
70.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Victoria County, Texas

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

Victoria County is a solid bolthole (64/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $220k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Victoria County, Texas?

Land in Victoria County runs about $3,797 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Victoria County?

Victoria County gets about 38.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 19.4% of years.

How remote is Victoria County?

The nearest major metro is about 75 miles away, and population density is 103.9 people per square mile.

How Victoria compares in Texas

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