Somervell County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Somervell County, TX

Moderate

Soil across 51.2% of Somervell County, TX comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.36% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Somervell County, TX - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Somervell County.

Somervell County: the real numbers

Somervell 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 Somervell County, TX compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Somervell County, TX ranks 942 most-constrained nationally, and 172 of 253 within Texas. Somervell County, TX is 186 square miles with a population of 10,098.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Yavapai County, AZ and Union County, FL are worth a look for comparison.

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