Fisher County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk
Shrink-swell potential in Fisher County, TX
Low
Soil across 71.2% of Fisher County, TX comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.7% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.
What this number does and doesn't tell you
This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Fisher 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 Fisher County will actually do.
Fisher County: the real numbers
Fisher 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 Fisher County, TX compares
Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Fisher County, TX ranks 1,414 most-constrained nationally, and 207 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 899 square miles, home to 3,665 people.
See how another county compares
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Iron County, MO and Union County, IL are worth a look for comparison.
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