Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Limestone County

69BoltScore / 100
#94 of 254 in Texas

Limestone County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $169k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: moderate natural-hazard risk.

How Limestone County scores

Hazard Safety41
Freedom74
Food70
Isolation51
Sovereignty84
Water76
Affordability88
$169kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$2,658Land / acre
40.4"Annual rain
18.1% of yrsSevere drought
40 miNearest metro
24.6People / sq mi
0%Federal land
66.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Limestone County, Texas

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

Limestone County is a strong bolthole (69/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $169k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: moderate natural-hazard risk.

How much does land cost in Limestone County, Texas?

Land in Limestone County runs about $2,658 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Limestone County?

Limestone County gets about 40.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 18.1% of years.

How remote is Limestone County?

The nearest major metro is about 40 miles away, and population density is 24.6 people per square mile.

How Limestone compares in Texas

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