Donley County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Donley County, TX

Low

Soil across 94.4% of Donley County, TX comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.77% 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 Donley County, TX - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Donley County will actually do.

Donley County: the real numbers

Donley 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.

Donley County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Donley County, TX ranks 2,200 most-constrained nationally, and 242 of 253 within Texas. Donley County covers 927 square miles and counts 3,193 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Allendale County, SC and Hamilton County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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