Crane County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Crane County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Crane County, TX, 92.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.94% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Crane County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Crane County, TX

Crane 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 Crane County, TX compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Crane County, TX ranks 2,045 most-constrained nationally, and 235 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 785 square miles, home to 4,594 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Stanley County, SD and Huron County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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