Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Uvalde County

63BoltScore / 100
#174 of 254 in Texas

Uvalde County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $197k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Uvalde County scores

Hazard Safety30
Freedom68
Food64
Isolation66
Sovereignty84
Water44
Affordability87
$197kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$2,157Land / acre
25.7"Annual rain
39.9% of yrsSevere drought
75 miNearest metro
16.1People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
69.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Uvalde County, Texas

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

Uvalde County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $197k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Uvalde County, Texas?

Land in Uvalde County runs about $2,157 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Uvalde County?

Uvalde County gets about 25.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 39.9% of years.

How remote is Uvalde County?

The nearest major metro is about 75 miles away, and population density is 16.1 people per square mile.

How Uvalde compares in Texas

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