Jim Hogg County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

What Jim Hogg County, TX's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Jim Hogg County, TX's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.09% across 98.1% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Jim Hogg County, TX at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Jim Hogg County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Jim Hogg County, TX rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Jim Hogg County's rank among Texas counties

Nationally, Jim Hogg County, TX is the 2,857-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 252 of 253. Jim Hogg County covers 1,136 square miles and counts 4,583 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Floyd County, IA and Oceana County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

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