Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Knox County

74BoltScore / 100
#42 of 254 in Texas

Knox County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $90k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: decent rainfall (25.3″/yr).

How Knox County scores

Hazard Safety82
Freedom76
Food65
Isolation67
Sovereignty86
Water42
Affordability97
$90kTypical home
1.9%Property tax
$1,983Land / acre
25.3"Annual rain
39.3% of yrsSevere drought
73 miNearest metro
3.9People / sq mi
0.5%Federal land
64.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Knox County, Texas

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

Knox County is a strong bolthole (74/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $90k) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: decent rainfall (25.3″/yr).

How much does land cost in Knox County, Texas?

Land in Knox County runs about $1,983 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Knox County?

Knox County gets about 25.3" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 39.3% of years.

How remote is Knox County?

The nearest major metro is about 73 miles away, and population density is 3.9 people per square mile.

How Knox compares in Texas

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