Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Medina County

58BoltScore / 100
#213 of 254 in Texas

Medina County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and strong economic & personal freedom (69% Republican). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and decent rainfall (28.5″/yr).

How Medina County scores

Hazard Safety31
Freedom71
Food64
Isolation48
Sovereignty86
Water38
Affordability66
$322kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$3,805Land / acre
28.5"Annual rain
43.7% of yrsSevere drought
35 miNearest metro
41.3People / sq mi
0.2%Federal land
69.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Medina County, Texas

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

Medina County is a solid bolthole (58/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and strong economic & personal freedom (69% Republican). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and decent rainfall (28.5″/yr).

How much does land cost in Medina County, Texas?

Land in Medina County runs about $3,805 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Medina County?

Medina County gets about 28.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 43.7% of years.

How remote is Medina County?

The nearest major metro is about 35 miles away, and population density is 41.3 people per square mile.

How Medina compares in Texas

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