Coleman County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Coleman County, TX

Moderate

Soil across 63.1% of Coleman County, TX comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 5.68% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Coleman County, TX - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Coleman County: the real numbers

Coleman 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 Coleman County, TX compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Coleman County, TX ranks 189 most-constrained nationally, and 54 of 253 within Texas. Coleman County, TX is 1,263 square miles with a population of 7,990.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Berkeley County, SC and Pittsburg County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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