Hutchinson County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Hutchinson County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Hutchinson County, TX, 75.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.17% linear extensibility on average. 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.

Before you rely on this for one address

Hutchinson County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Hutchinson County, TX

Hutchinson 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, Hutchinson County, TX ranks 1,829 most-constrained nationally, and 224 of 253 within Texas. Hutchinson County covers 887 square miles and counts 19,721 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Kennebec County, ME and Adams County, IN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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