Andrews County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

What Andrews County, TX's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Andrews County, TX's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.95% across 91.8% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Andrews County, TX at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Andrews County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Andrews County, TX rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Andrews County's rank among Texas counties

Nationally, Andrews County, TX is the 2,033-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 232 of 253. The county spans 1,501 square miles, home to 18,923 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Macon County, MO and Powell County, MT are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

Every county in Texas is on this site, including Lavaca County, TX and Potter County, TX. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.