Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Aransas County

62BoltScore / 100
#180 of 254 in Texas

Aransas County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $301k). The trade-offs: 25 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Aransas County scores

Hazard Safety39
Freedom74
Food68
Isolation38
Sovereignty82
Water59
Affordability76
$301kTypical home
1%Property tax
$1,831Land / acre
36.1"Annual rain
16.2% of yrsSevere drought
25 miNearest metro
100.7People / sq mi
33.3%Federal land
71.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Aransas County, Texas

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

Aransas County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $301k). Watch-outs: 25 mi from the nearest metro and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Aransas County, Texas?

Land in Aransas County runs about $1,831 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Aransas County?

Aransas County gets about 36.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 16.2% of years.

How remote is Aransas County?

The nearest major metro is about 25 miles away, and population density is 100.7 people per square mile.

How Aransas compares in Texas

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