Gray County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk
Gray County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading
Low
In Gray County, TX, 64.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.93% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.
Before you rely on this for one address
Gray 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 Gray County will actually do.
Budgeting for Gray County, TX
Gray 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 Gray County, TX compares
Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Gray County, TX ranks 1,244 most-constrained nationally, and 194 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 926 square miles, home to 20,888 people.
For contrast
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Douglas County, GA and Hickory County, MO are worth a look for comparison.
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Elsewhere in Texas
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