Jasper County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Jasper County, TX

Low

Soil across 75% of Jasper County, TX comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.83% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Jasper 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 Jasper County will actually do.

Jasper County: the real numbers

Jasper 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.

Jasper County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Jasper County, TX ranks 1,323 most-constrained nationally, and 198 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 939 square miles, home to 32,907 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Maverick County, TX and Estill County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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