Hale County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Hale County, TX's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 5.5% across 83.4% 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 Hale 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 Hale County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Hale 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.

How Hale County, TX compares

Nationally, Hale County, TX is the 216-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 58 of 253. Hale County, TX is 1,005 square miles with a population of 31,953.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jackson County, OR and King and Queen County, VA are worth a look for comparison.

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