Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential
Upton County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $122k) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: arid land — only 14.6″ of rain a year, in severe drought 22.3% of years.
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Upton County is a strong bolthole (72/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $122k) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: arid land — only 14.6″ of rain a year, in severe drought 22.3% of years.
Land in Upton County runs about $1,323 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Upton County gets about 14.6" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 22.3% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 40 miles away, and population density is 2.5 people per square mile.