Texas · Off-grid & homestead potential

Travis County

41BoltScore / 100
#254 of 254 in Texas

Travis County is a marginal bolthole (41/100). Its strengths are almost no federal land or extraction and middling conditions for growing food. The trade-offs: little isolation — a major metro is just 1 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How Travis County scores

Hazard Safety2
Freedom54
Food65
Isolation0
Sovereignty76
Water56
Affordability34
$479kTypical home
1.5%Property tax
$7,127Land / acre
35.5"Annual rain
24.3% of yrsSevere drought
1 miNearest metro
1,342.9People / sq mi
2.6%Federal land
68.1°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Travis County, Texas

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

Travis County is a marginal bolthole (41/100). Its strengths: almost no federal land or extraction and middling conditions for growing food. Watch-outs: little isolation — a major metro is just 1 mi away and elevated natural-hazard exposure.

How much does land cost in Travis County, Texas?

Land in Travis County runs about $7,127 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Travis County?

Travis County gets about 35.5" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 24.3% of years.

How remote is Travis County?

The nearest major metro is about 1 miles away, and population density is 1,342.9 people per square mile.

How Travis compares in Texas

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