Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Parmer County

61BoltScore / 100
#199 of 254 in Texas

Parmer County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $171k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and modest rainfall (18.6″/yr).

How Parmer County scores

Hazard Safety18
Freedom76
Food54
Isolation66
Sovereignty100
Water21
Affordability92
$171kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$1,651Land / acre
18.6"Annual rain
40.5% of yrsSevere drought
72 miNearest metro
10.9People / sq mi
0%Federal land
57.6°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Parmer County, Texas

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

Parmer County is a solid bolthole (61/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and cheap to buy into (typical home $171k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and modest rainfall (18.6″/yr).

How much does land cost in Parmer County, Texas?

Land in Parmer County runs about $1,651 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Parmer County?

Parmer County gets about 18.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 40.5% of years.

How remote is Parmer County?

The nearest major metro is about 72 miles away, and population density is 10.9 people per square mile.

How Parmer compares in Texas

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