Aransas County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk
Aransas County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading
High
In Aransas County, TX, 29.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "High" shrink-swell rating, 7.75% linear extensibility on average. This is enough movement to matter: a standard footing can hold up here, but usually only with real moisture management, not by default.
Before you rely on this for one address
Aransas County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).
Budgeting for Aransas County, TX
Aransas County's soil reading is exactly the case where a report before construction, or before cracks widen, pays for itself. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000 (typically $2,700); an actual foundation repair, once cracking sets in, typically runs $5,000-$15,000 (around $10,000 typical) - roughly 4x the report.
How Aransas County, TX compares
Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Aransas County, TX ranks 63 most-constrained nationally, and 18 of 253 within Texas. Aransas County covers 252 square miles and counts 25,595 residents.
See how another county compares
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Isanti County, MN and Camp County, TX are worth a look for comparison.
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