Wilbarger County, TX Shrink-Swell Risk

Wilbarger County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Wilbarger County, TX, 57.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.93% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County will actually do.

Budgeting for Wilbarger County, TX

Wilbarger 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.

Wilbarger County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wilbarger County, TX ranks 616 most-constrained nationally, and 136 of 253 within Texas. Wilbarger County, TX is 971 square miles with a population of 12,455.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Hancock County, MS and Jackson County, AR are worth a look for comparison.

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