Rusk County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Rusk County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Rusk County, TX, 54.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.82% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Rusk 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 Rusk County will actually do.

Budgeting for Rusk County, TX

Rusk 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.

Rusk County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Rusk County, TX ranks 1,332 most-constrained nationally, and 201 of 253 within Texas. Rusk County, TX is 924 square miles with a population of 53,391.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lewis County, TN and Powder River County, MT are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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