Burleson County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Moderate

Burleson County, TX: USDA's soil survey rates 33.4% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (4.89% 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 Burleson County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Burleson County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Burleson 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, Burleson County, TX is the 310-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 75 of 253. The county spans 659 square miles, home to 20,179 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Greene County, GA and Coke County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

How this reading is built, and its real limits · Moisture management: the cheap fix that works on any soil

More of Texas

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