Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Glasscock County

69BoltScore / 100
#98 of 254 in Texas

Glasscock County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: modest rainfall (17.3″/yr).

How Glasscock County scores

Hazard Safety96
Freedom81
Food58
Isolation51
Sovereignty89
Water26
Affordability80
$287kTypical home
0.5%Property tax
$1,420Land / acre
17.3"Annual rain
28.4% of yrsSevere drought
36 miNearest metro
1.3People / sq mi
0%Federal land
64.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Glasscock County, Texas

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

Glasscock County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: modest rainfall (17.3″/yr).

How much does land cost in Glasscock County, Texas?

Land in Glasscock County runs about $1,420 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Glasscock County?

Glasscock County gets about 17.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 28.4% of years.

How remote is Glasscock County?

The nearest major metro is about 36 miles away, and population density is 1.3 people per square mile.

How Glasscock compares in Texas

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