Upshur County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Upshur County, TX

Low

Soil across 83.5% of Upshur County, TX comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.88% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Upshur 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 Upshur County.

Upshur County: the real numbers

Upshur 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Upshur County, TX ranks 2,094 most-constrained nationally, and 239 of 253 within Texas. The county spans 583 square miles, home to 44,050 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Cheatham County, TN and Butler County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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