Sabine County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

What Sabine County, TX's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Sabine County, TX's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.85% across 52.2% of the county's surveyed land. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Sabine County, TX at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Sabine County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Sabine County, TX rating "Moderate", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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 Sabine County, TX compares

Nationally, Sabine County, TX is the 649-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 140 of 253. Sabine County, TX is 492 square miles with a population of 10,058.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Montour County, PA and Smith County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

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