Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Hays County

46BoltScore / 100
#247 of 254 in Texas

Hays County is a marginal bolthole (46/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and middling conditions for growing food. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 23 mi from the nearest metro.

How Hays County scores

Hazard Safety9
Freedom61
Food66
Isolation12
Sovereignty83
Water62
Affordability28
$375kTypical home
1.7%Property tax
$11,177Land / acre
35.1"Annual rain
29.4% of yrsSevere drought
23 miNearest metro
414.4People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
68°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Hays County, Texas

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

Hays County is a marginal bolthole (46/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and middling conditions for growing food. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 23 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Hays County, Texas?

Land in Hays County runs about $11,177 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Hays County?

Hays County gets about 35.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 29.4% of years.

How remote is Hays County?

The nearest major metro is about 23 miles away, and population density is 414.4 people per square mile.

How Hays compares in Texas

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