Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Bexar County

43BoltScore / 100
#250 of 254 in Texas

Bexar County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and middling conditions for growing food. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 8 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Bexar County scores

Hazard Safety1
Freedom60
Food67
Isolation0
Sovereignty68
Water49
Affordability57
$258kTypical home
1.8%Property tax
$7,540Land / acre
31.4"Annual rain
28.4% of yrsSevere drought
8 miNearest metro
1,683.2People / sq mi
5.9%Federal land
69.5°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Bexar County, Texas

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

Bexar County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and middling conditions for growing food. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 8 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Bexar County, Texas?

Land in Bexar County runs about $7,540 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Bexar County?

Bexar County gets about 31.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 28.4% of years.

How remote is Bexar County?

The nearest major metro is about 8 miles away, and population density is 1,683.2 people per square mile.

How Bexar compares in Texas

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