Bee County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Bee County, TX's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Bee County, TX: USDA's soil survey rates 60.7% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (4.02% linear extensibility). A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

What Bee County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Bee County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Bee County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Bee County, TX rating "Moderate", 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Bee County, TX is the 553-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 127 of 253. Bee County, TX is 880 square miles with a population of 31,226.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Aitkin County, MN and Mayes County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

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