Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Taylor County

57BoltScore / 100
#218 of 254 in Texas

Taylor County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $224k). The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 14 mi away.

How Taylor County scores

Hazard Safety16
Freedom72
Food62
Isolation29
Sovereignty87
Water50
Affordability79
$224kTypical home
1.4%Property tax
$3,181Land / acre
25.5"Annual rain
27.1% of yrsSevere drought
14 miNearest metro
160.4People / sq mi
0.9%Federal land
64.3°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Taylor County, Texas

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

Taylor County is a solid bolthole (57/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $224k). Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and little isolation — a major metro is just 14 mi away.

How much does land cost in Taylor County, Texas?

Land in Taylor County runs about $3,181 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Taylor County?

Taylor County gets about 25.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 27.1% of years.

How remote is Taylor County?

The nearest major metro is about 14 miles away, and population density is 160.4 people per square mile.

How Taylor compares in Texas

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