Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Childress County

77BoltScore / 100
#12 of 254 in Texas

Childress County is a strong bolthole (77/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $131k). The trade-offs: modest rainfall (24.2″/yr).

How Childress County scores

Hazard Safety80
Freedom78
Food63
Isolation79
Sovereignty100
Water40
Affordability96
$131kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$1,687Land / acre
24.2"Annual rain
42.1% of yrsSevere drought
103 miNearest metro
9.7People / sq mi
0%Federal land
62.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Childress County, Texas

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

Childress County is a strong bolthole (77/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $131k). Watch-outs: modest rainfall (24.2″/yr).

How much does land cost in Childress County, Texas?

Land in Childress County runs about $1,687 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Childress County?

Childress County gets about 24.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 42.1% of years.

How remote is Childress County?

The nearest major metro is about 103 miles away, and population density is 9.7 people per square mile.

How Childress compares in Texas

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