Cherokee County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

What Cherokee County, TX's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Cherokee County, TX's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.23% across 62% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Cherokee County, TX at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Cherokee County, TX rating "Low", 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.

Cherokee County's rank among Texas counties

Nationally, Cherokee County, TX is the 1,773-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 222 of 253. The county spans 1,053 square miles, home to 53,223 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. George County, MS and Montgomery County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

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