Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Kinney County

77BoltScore / 100
#9 of 254 in Texas

Kinney County is a strong bolthole (77/100). Its strengths are low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $130k). The trade-offs: modest rainfall (22.4″/yr).

How Kinney County scores

Hazard Safety98
Freedom72
Food57
Isolation85
Sovereignty92
Water38
Affordability97
$130kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$1,573Land / acre
22.4"Annual rain
39.3% of yrsSevere drought
114 miNearest metro
2.3People / sq mi
0.1%Federal land
69.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Kinney County, Texas

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

Kinney County is a strong bolthole (77/100). Its strengths: low natural-disaster risk and cheap to buy into (typical home $130k). Watch-outs: modest rainfall (22.4″/yr).

How much does land cost in Kinney County, Texas?

Land in Kinney County runs about $1,573 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Kinney County?

Kinney County gets about 22.4" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 39.3% of years.

How remote is Kinney County?

The nearest major metro is about 114 miles away, and population density is 2.3 people per square mile.

How Kinney compares in Texas

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