Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Sterling County

75BoltScore / 100
#25 of 254 in Texas

Sterling County is a strong bolthole (75/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How Sterling County scores

Hazard Safety99
Freedom80
Food56
Isolation63
Sovereignty94
Water46
Affordability88
$214kTypical home
1.1%Property tax
$1,186Land / acre
20.1"Annual rain
21.9% of yrsSevere drought
63 miNearest metro
1.5People / sq mi
0%Federal land
64.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Sterling County, Texas

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

Sterling County is a strong bolthole (75/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and low extraction and seizure exposure.

How much does land cost in Sterling County, Texas?

Land in Sterling County runs about $1,186 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Sterling County?

Sterling County gets about 20.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 21.9% of years.

How remote is Sterling County?

The nearest major metro is about 63 miles away, and population density is 1.5 people per square mile.

How Sterling compares in Texas

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