Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Wood County

67BoltScore / 100
#131 of 254 in Texas

Wood County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (46.8″/yr). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Wood County scores

Hazard Safety37
Freedom77
Food73
Isolation45
Sovereignty86
Water85
Affordability64
$275kTypical home
0.9%Property tax
$5,395Land / acre
46.8"Annual rain
16.9% of yrsSevere drought
35 miNearest metro
74.3People / sq mi
1.1%Federal land
64.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Wood County, Texas

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

Wood County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and decent rainfall (46.8″/yr). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Wood County, Texas?

Land in Wood County runs about $5,395 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Wood County?

Wood County gets about 46.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 16.9% of years.

How remote is Wood County?

The nearest major metro is about 35 miles away, and population density is 74.3 people per square mile.

How Wood compares in Texas

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