Wharton County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Wharton County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

High

In Wharton County, TX, 36.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "High" shrink-swell rating, 7.83% linear extensibility on average. Ground like this needs active moisture control to keep a conventional foundation from cracking - it's not automatic either way.

Before you rely on this for one address

Wharton County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Wharton County will actually do.

Budgeting for Wharton County, TX

With Wharton County, TX rating "High", the gap between finding out early and finding out late is the whole decision. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000 (typically $2,700); an actual foundation repair, once cracking sets in, typically runs $5,000-$15,000 (around $10,000 typical) - roughly 4x the report.

Wharton County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wharton County, TX ranks 59 most-constrained nationally, and 15 of 253 within Texas. Wharton County, TX is 1,086 square miles with a population of 42,035.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Frio County, TX and Barbour County, AL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Texas

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