King County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

King County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In King County, TX, 77.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.65% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

King County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in King County will actually do.

Budgeting for King County, TX

King 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.

King County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, King County, TX ranks 1,452 most-constrained nationally, and 212 of 253 within Texas. King County covers 911 square miles and counts 215 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Seneca County, NY and Seminole County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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