Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Fort Bend County

52BoltScore / 100
#234 of 254 in Texas

Fort Bend County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (50.4″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 8 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Fort Bend County scores

Hazard Safety2
Freedom61
Food73
Isolation0
Sovereignty78
Water92
Affordability56
$382kTypical home
2%Property tax
$4,398Land / acre
50.4"Annual rain
13.1% of yrsSevere drought
8 miNearest metro
1,063.9People / sq mi
0.4%Federal land
70.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Fort Bend County, Texas

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

Fort Bend County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (50.4″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 8 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Fort Bend County, Texas?

Land in Fort Bend County runs about $4,398 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Fort Bend County?

Fort Bend County gets about 50.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 13.1% of years.

How remote is Fort Bend County?

The nearest major metro is about 8 miles away, and population density is 1,063.9 people per square mile.

How Fort Bend compares in Texas

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