Dickens County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Dickens County, TX

Low

Soil across 74% of Dickens County, TX comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.65% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Dickens 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).

Dickens County: the real numbers

Dickens 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, Dickens County, TX ranks 1,451 most-constrained nationally, and 211 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 902 square miles, home to 1,725 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Marion County, IL and Warren County, PA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

Every county in Texas is on this site, including Throckmorton County, TX and Anderson County, TX. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.