Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Cooke County

62BoltScore / 100
#185 of 254 in Texas

Cooke County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and strong economic & personal freedom (82% Republican). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Cooke County scores

Hazard Safety27
Freedom77
Food65
Isolation43
Sovereignty87
Water73
Affordability63
$322kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$4,391Land / acre
38.7"Annual rain
19% of yrsSevere drought
25 miNearest metro
50People / sq mi
4.6%Federal land
63.9°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Cooke County, Texas

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

Cooke County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and strong economic & personal freedom (82% Republican). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Cooke County, Texas?

Land in Cooke County runs about $4,391 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Cooke County?

Cooke County gets about 38.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 19% of years.

How remote is Cooke County?

The nearest major metro is about 25 miles away, and population density is 50 people per square mile.

How Cooke compares in Texas

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