Eastland County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

What Eastland County, TX's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Eastland County, TX's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.84% across 65.8% of the county's surveyed land. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Eastland County, TX at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Eastland County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Eastland County, TX rating "Moderate", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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

Nationally, Eastland County, TX is the 653-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 142 of 253. The county spans 927 square miles, home to 18,290 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lincoln County, CO and Fayette County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

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