Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Montgomery County

47BoltScore / 100
#244 of 254 in Texas

Montgomery County is a marginal bolthole (47/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (50.7″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 2 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Montgomery County scores

Hazard Safety4
Freedom72
Food71
Isolation0
Sovereignty79
Water80
Affordability23
$347kTypical home
1.6%Property tax
$13,070Land / acre
50.7"Annual rain
12.4% of yrsSevere drought
2 miNearest metro
682.6People / sq mi
7.1%Federal land
68.8°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Montgomery County, Texas

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

Montgomery County is a marginal bolthole (47/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (50.7″/yr) and low extraction and seizure exposure. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 2 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Montgomery County, Texas?

Land in Montgomery County runs about $13,070 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County gets about 50.7" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 12.4% of years.

How remote is Montgomery County?

The nearest major metro is about 2 miles away, and population density is 682.6 people per square mile.

How Montgomery compares in Texas

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