Hunt County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Hunt County, TX

High

Soil across 56.7% of Hunt County, TX comes back "High" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 8.37% linear extensibility. This is enough movement to matter: a standard footing can hold up here, but usually only with real moisture management, not by default.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Hunt County, TX - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Hunt County: the real numbers

Given Hunt County's rating, spending a few thousand now is the way to avoid spending tens of thousands later. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000 (typically $2,700); an actual foundation repair, once cracking sets in, typically runs $5,000-$15,000 (around $10,000 typical) - roughly 4x the report.

Hunt County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Hunt County, TX ranks 51 most-constrained nationally, and 12 of 253 within Texas. Hunt County covers 840 square miles and counts 118,729 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Fergus County, MT and Washington County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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