Kimble County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

What Kimble County, TX's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Kimble County, TX's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.97% across 83.1% of the county's surveyed land. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Kimble County, TX at once, not any single address. 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 Kimble County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Kimble County, TX rating "Moderate", 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.

How Kimble County, TX compares

Nationally, Kimble County, TX is the 585-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 130 of 253. Kimble County, TX is 1,251 square miles with a population of 4,401.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lincoln County, NE and Fairfield County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

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