DeWitt County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

DeWitt County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In DeWitt County, TX, 56.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.76% 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

DeWitt County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in DeWitt County will actually do.

Budgeting for DeWitt County, TX

DeWitt 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, DeWitt County, TX ranks 695 most-constrained nationally, and 149 of 253 within Texas. DeWitt County, TX is 909 square miles with a population of 20,252.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Berkeley County, WV and Starke County, IN are worth a look for comparison.

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