Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential
Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (60.1″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $175k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 14 mi away.
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Jefferson County is a solid bolthole (59/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (60.1″/yr) and cheap to buy into (typical home $175k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 14 mi away.
Land in Jefferson County runs about $2,443 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Jefferson County gets about 60.1" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 12% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 14 miles away, and population density is 286.8 people per square mile.