Scurry County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Scurry County, TX's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.35% across 51.1% 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 Scurry 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 Scurry County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Scurry 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.

Scurry County's rank among Texas counties

Nationally, Scurry County, TX is the 946-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 173 of 253. Scurry County covers 905 square miles and counts 16,211 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jefferson County, MS and Queen Anne's County, MD are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Texas

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