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Beverly Hills, Texas
Inside Beverly Hills' city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 53% of mapped land, higher than 60% of Texas cities. A shallow water table limits basements on 1%, the 5th-highest of 19 cities in McLennan County.
That clay share is close to McLennan County's 56%. USDA doesn't rate the 26% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 6 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76711 overlapping the city. Of its 720 homes, 90% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1959.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in McLennan 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 Beverly Hills
Foundation repair in Beverly Hills: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 53% of Beverly Hills' mapped land, more than in 60% of Texas cities.
About 600 of Beverly Hills' 720 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 Beverly Hills city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 53.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 90.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 7.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 53.4% |
| Urban land, not rated | 26.1% |
| Mapped soil | 428 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 7.2% by land area here, and 53% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 53% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of McLennan County is in drought on the latest map, and 53% of Beverly Hills' mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 90% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in McLennan County
100% of McLennan 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 Beverly Hills. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76711 | 100% | 6 | $168,424 |
Homes in Beverly Hills
| Housing units | 720 |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Built before 1980 | 90% |
| Built 2000 or later | 1% |
| Owner-occupied | 66% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $156,700 |
| Single-family detached | 86% |
Nearby cities
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