Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Rains County

72BoltScore / 100
#68 of 254 in Texas

Rains County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and low natural-disaster risk.

How Rains County scores

Hazard Safety86
Freedom78
Food61
Isolation51
Sovereignty93
Water71
Affordability61
$293kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$5,667Land / acre
45"Annual rain
16.5% of yrsSevere drought
46 miNearest metro
56.6People / sq mi
0%Federal land
64.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Rains County, Texas

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

Rains County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and low natural-disaster risk.

How much does land cost in Rains County, Texas?

Land in Rains County runs about $5,667 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Rains County?

Rains County gets about 45" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 16.5% of years.

How remote is Rains County?

The nearest major metro is about 46 miles away, and population density is 56.6 people per square mile.

How Rains compares in Texas

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