Briscoe County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Briscoe County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Briscoe County, TX, 52.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.7% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Briscoe County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Briscoe County.

Budgeting for Briscoe County, TX

Briscoe 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.

How Briscoe County, TX compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Briscoe County, TX ranks 726 most-constrained nationally, and 156 of 253 within Texas. Briscoe County, TX is 900 square miles with a population of 1,494.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Knox County, TN and Dorchester County, MD are worth a look for comparison.

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