Texas County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Texas County, OK

Moderate

Soil across 52.3% of Texas County, OK comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.1% 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 Texas County, OK - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Texas County: the real numbers

Texas 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 Texas County, OK compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Texas County, OK ranks 1,120 most-constrained nationally, and 46 of 77 within Oklahoma. The county spans 2,041 square miles, home to 20,577 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Asotin County, WA and Shoshone County, ID are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Oklahoma

Every county in Oklahoma is on this site, including Woods County, OK and Murray County, OK. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.