Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Garza County

72BoltScore / 100
#61 of 254 in Texas

Garza County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $128k). The trade-offs: modest rainfall (20.6″/yr).

How Garza County scores

Hazard Safety80
Freedom78
Food60
Isolation54
Sovereignty98
Water38
Affordability98
$128kTypical home
1.7%Property tax
$1,244Land / acre
20.6"Annual rain
36.2% of yrsSevere drought
43 miNearest metro
5.1People / sq mi
0%Federal land
63.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Garza County, Texas

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

Garza County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $128k). Watch-outs: modest rainfall (20.6″/yr).

How much does land cost in Garza County, Texas?

Land in Garza County runs about $1,244 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Garza County?

Garza County gets about 20.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 36.2% of years.

How remote is Garza County?

The nearest major metro is about 43 miles away, and population density is 5.1 people per square mile.

How Garza compares in Texas

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