Hartley County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Hartley County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Hartley County, TX, 64.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.79% 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

Hartley 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 Hartley County will actually do.

Budgeting for Hartley County, TX

Hartley 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 Hartley County, TX compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Hartley County, TX ranks 1,353 most-constrained nationally, and 202 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 1,462 square miles, home to 4,996 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Quitman County, GA and Uvalde County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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