Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Foard County

73BoltScore / 100
#46 of 254 in Texas

Foard County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $81k) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: decent rainfall (25.5″/yr).

How Foard County scores

Hazard Safety96
Freedom76
Food64
Isolation66
Sovereignty84
Water30
Affordability98
$81kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$1,694Land / acre
25.5"Annual rain
44.8% of yrsSevere drought
71 miNearest metro
1.5People / sq mi
0%Federal land
63.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Foard County, Texas

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

Foard County is a strong bolthole (73/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $81k) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: decent rainfall (25.5″/yr).

How much does land cost in Foard County, Texas?

Land in Foard County runs about $1,694 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Foard County?

Foard County gets about 25.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 44.8% of years.

How remote is Foard County?

The nearest major metro is about 71 miles away, and population density is 1.5 people per square mile.

How Foard compares in Texas

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