Angelina County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Angelina County, TX

Moderate

Soil across 59.6% of Angelina County, TX comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.44% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Angelina County, TX - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Angelina County will actually do.

Angelina County: the real numbers

Angelina County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. 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.

Angelina County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Angelina County, TX ranks 875 most-constrained nationally, and 164 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 798 square miles, home to 88,094 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Ben Hill County, GA and Grand County, UT are worth a look for comparison.

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