Cooke County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Cooke County, TX

Moderate

Soil across 34.1% of Cooke County, TX comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 5.38% 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 Cooke 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).

Cooke County: the real numbers

Cooke 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Cooke County, TX ranks 230 most-constrained nationally, and 62 of 253 within Texas. Cooke County covers 875 square miles and counts 44,258 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jones County, MS and Gallia County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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