Hays County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Hays County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Hays County, TX, 52.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 4.33% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Hays 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 Hays County will actually do.

Budgeting for Hays County, TX

Hays 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Hays County, TX ranks 428 most-constrained nationally, and 105 of 253 within Texas. Hays County covers 677 square miles and counts 292,029 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Holmes County, FL and Howard County, IN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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