Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential
Pecos County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths are cheap to buy into (typical home $161k) and low natural-disaster risk. The trade-offs: arid land — only 13.9″ of rain a year and poor cropland soil.
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Pecos County is a strong bolthole (67/100). Its strengths: cheap to buy into (typical home $161k) and low natural-disaster risk. Watch-outs: arid land — only 13.9″ of rain a year and poor cropland soil.
Land in Pecos County runs about $1,178 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Pecos County gets about 13.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 18.8% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 82 miles away, and population density is 3.1 people per square mile.