Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Lamb County

62BoltScore / 100
#182 of 254 in Texas

Lamb County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $108k) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: modest rainfall (18.5″/yr) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Lamb County scores

Hazard Safety39
Freedom76
Food53
Isolation54
Sovereignty92
Water24
Affordability99
$108kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$1,505Land / acre
18.5"Annual rain
35.3% of yrsSevere drought
44 miNearest metro
12.5People / sq mi
0%Federal land
59°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Lamb County, Texas

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

Lamb County is a solid bolthole (62/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $108k) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: modest rainfall (18.5″/yr) and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Lamb County, Texas?

Land in Lamb County runs about $1,505 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Lamb County?

Lamb County gets about 18.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 35.3% of years.

How remote is Lamb County?

The nearest major metro is about 44 miles away, and population density is 12.5 people per square mile.

How Lamb compares in Texas

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