Jack County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Jack County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Jack County, TX, 46.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.91% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Jack County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Jack County.

Budgeting for Jack County, TX

Jack 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 Jack County, TX compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Jack County, TX ranks 624 most-constrained nationally, and 138 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 911 square miles, home to 9,398 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Warren County, NY and Mills County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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