Crockett County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Crockett County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Crockett County, TX, 58.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.24% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Crockett County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Crockett County.

Budgeting for Crockett County, TX

Crockett 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 Crockett County, TX compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Crockett County, TX ranks 1,019 most-constrained nationally, and 177 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 2,807 square miles, home to 2,799 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lane County, OR and Greenbrier County, WV are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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