Gonzales County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Gonzales County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Gonzales County, TX, 32% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 5.8% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Gonzales 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 Gonzales County will actually do.

Budgeting for Gonzales County, TX

Gonzales 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 Gonzales County, TX compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Gonzales County, TX ranks 159 most-constrained nationally, and 52 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 1,067 square miles, home to 20,040 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Benson County, ND and Simpson County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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