Navarro County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Navarro County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

High

In Navarro County, TX, 54.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "High" shrink-swell rating, 8.77% linear extensibility on average. Ground like this needs active moisture control to keep a conventional foundation from cracking - it's not automatic either way.

Before you rely on this for one address

Navarro 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 Navarro County.

Budgeting for Navarro County, TX

With Navarro County, TX rating "High", the gap between finding out early and finding out late is the whole decision. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000 (typically $2,700); an actual foundation repair, once cracking sets in, typically runs $5,000-$15,000 (around $10,000 typical) - roughly 4x the report.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Navarro County, TX ranks 48 most-constrained nationally, and 11 of 253 within Texas. Navarro County, TX is 1,010 square miles with a population of 56,533.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Ness County, KS and Winston County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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