Hardeman County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Hardeman County, TX's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.7% across 48.3% of the county's surveyed land. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Hardeman County, TX at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Hardeman 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, Hardeman County, TX is the 725-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 155 of 253. Hardeman County covers 695 square miles and counts 3,417 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Beaver County, OK and Goliad County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

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