Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Caldwell County

60BoltScore / 100
#202 of 254 in Texas

Caldwell County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and middling conditions for growing food. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 32 mi from the nearest metro.

How Caldwell County scores

Hazard Safety20
Freedom65
Food71
Isolation42
Sovereignty91
Water65
Affordability65
$287kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$4,814Land / acre
35.5"Annual rain
24.6% of yrsSevere drought
32 miNearest metro
91.6People / sq mi
0%Federal land
69°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Caldwell County, Texas

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

Caldwell County is a solid bolthole (60/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and middling conditions for growing food. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 32 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Caldwell County, Texas?

Land in Caldwell County runs about $4,814 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Caldwell County?

Caldwell County gets about 35.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 24.6% of years.

How remote is Caldwell County?

The nearest major metro is about 32 miles away, and population density is 91.6 people per square mile.

How Caldwell compares in Texas

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