Loving County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Loving County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Loving County, TX, 98% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.65% 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

Loving 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 Loving County.

Budgeting for Loving County, TX

Loving 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.

Loving County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Loving County, TX ranks 2,339 most-constrained nationally, and 247 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 669 square miles, home to 48 people.

Before you act on this

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

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Elsewhere in Texas

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