Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Coryell County

61BoltScore / 100
#193 of 254 in Texas

Coryell County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $227k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 22 mi from the nearest metro.

How Coryell County scores

Hazard Safety37
Freedom70
Food64
Isolation39
Sovereignty81
Water61
Affordability77
$227kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$3,621Land / acre
34.8"Annual rain
30.5% of yrsSevere drought
22 miNearest metro
80.7People / sq mi
22.7%Federal land
66.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Coryell County, Texas

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

Coryell County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $227k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 22 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Coryell County, Texas?

Land in Coryell County runs about $3,621 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Coryell County?

Coryell County gets about 34.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 30.5% of years.

How remote is Coryell County?

The nearest major metro is about 22 miles away, and population density is 80.7 people per square mile.

How Coryell compares in Texas

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