Newton County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Newton County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Newton County, TX, 75% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.83% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Newton 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 Newton County will actually do.

Budgeting for Newton County, TX

Newton 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.

How Newton County, TX compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Newton County, TX ranks 1,327 most-constrained nationally, and 200 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 934 square miles, home to 11,908 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Fulton County, AR and Panola County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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