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Alvord, Texas
Inside Alvord's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 13% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 10%, the 4th-highest of 12 cities in Wise County.
That clay share is below Wise County's 21%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76225 overlapping the city. Of its 495 homes, 45% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1983.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wise County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
of homes built before 1980
Foundation repair in Alvord
Foundation repair in Alvord: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 13% of Alvord's mapped land.
About 400 of Alvord's 495 homes are detached houses.
| Who designs the repair | The ASCE Texas Section's repair guidelines say a Texas-licensed engineer should evaluate the foundation and design the repair (2022 guidelines) |
| Prices | Cost guide ranges compared |
Soil under Alvord city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 13.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 9.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 69.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 12.4% |
| Mapped soil | 1,003 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Windthorst | 33% | 37% |
| Duffau | 21% | n/a |
| Ponder | 9% | n/a |
| Selden | 6% | n/a |
| Pulexas | 4% | n/a |
| Silawa | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 69% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 13% and a shallow water table on 10% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Alvord; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Wise County
100% of Wise County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Alvord. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76225 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Alvord
| Housing units | 495 |
| Median year built | 1983 |
| Built before 1980 | 45% |
| Built 2000 or later | 33% |
| Owner-occupied | 66% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $212,500 |
| Single-family detached | 81% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico | 7 mi | 7% | 26% |
| Bridgeport | 11 mi | 38% | 12% |
| Decatur | 11 mi | 18% | under 1% |
| Lake Bridgeport | 13 mi | 1% | 0% |
| Paradise | 14 mi | 22% | 22% |
| Runaway Bay | 15 mi | 14% | under 1% |
| Bowie | 16 mi | 23% | 4% |
| Boyd | 20 mi | 12% | 2% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status