Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Waller County

63BoltScore / 100
#177 of 254 in Texas

Waller County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (47.2″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 35 mi from the nearest metro.

How Waller County scores

Hazard Safety30
Freedom69
Food67
Isolation41
Sovereignty96
Water86
Affordability52
$364kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$5,777Land / acre
47.2"Annual rain
16% of yrsSevere drought
35 miNearest metro
123.8People / sq mi
0.3%Federal land
69.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Waller County, Texas

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

Waller County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (47.2″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 35 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Waller County, Texas?

Land in Waller County runs about $5,777 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Waller County?

Waller County gets about 47.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 16% of years.

How remote is Waller County?

The nearest major metro is about 35 miles away, and population density is 123.8 people per square mile.

How Waller compares in Texas

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