Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential
Ward County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $198k) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: arid land — only 11.7″ of rain a year, in severe drought 24% of years.
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Ward County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $198k) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: arid land — only 11.7″ of rain a year, in severe drought 24% of years.
Land in Ward County runs about $1,747 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Ward County gets about 11.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 24% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 54 miles away, and population density is 13.1 people per square mile.