Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Guadalupe County

53BoltScore / 100
#232 of 254 in Texas

Guadalupe County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and middling conditions for growing food. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 12 mi away.

How Guadalupe County scores

Hazard Safety8
Freedom68
Food70
Isolation19
Sovereignty86
Water60
Affordability59
$300kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$5,941Land / acre
33.2"Annual rain
28.2% of yrsSevere drought
12 miNearest metro
265People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
69.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Guadalupe County, Texas

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

Guadalupe County is a solid bolthole (53/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and middling conditions for growing food. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 12 mi away.

How much does land cost in Guadalupe County, Texas?

Land in Guadalupe County runs about $5,941 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Guadalupe County?

Guadalupe County gets about 33.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 28.2% of years.

How remote is Guadalupe County?

The nearest major metro is about 12 miles away, and population density is 265 people per square mile.

How Guadalupe compares in Texas

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