Hemphill County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Hemphill County, TX

Low

Soil across 95.5% of Hemphill County, TX comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.24% linear extensibility. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Hemphill County, TX - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Hemphill County will actually do.

Hemphill County: the real numbers

Hemphill 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 Hemphill County, TX compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Hemphill County, TX ranks 2,747 most-constrained nationally, and 250 of 253 within Texas. Hemphill County covers 906 square miles and counts 3,134 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Kent County, MI and Nicollet County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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