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Bronte, Texas
Inside Bronte's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 23% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is above Coke County's 11%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76933 overlapping the city. Of its 516 homes, 67% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1971.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Coke 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 Bronte
Foundation repair in Bronte: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 23% of Bronte's mapped land.
About 400 of Bronte's 516 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 Bronte city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 23.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 84.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.1% |
| Mapped soil | 920 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.2% by land area here, and under 1% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 23% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Coke County is in drought on the latest map, and 23% of Bronte's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 84% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Coke County
100% of Coke 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 Bronte. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76933 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Bronte
| Housing units | 516 |
| Median year built | 1971 |
| Built before 1980 | 67% |
| Built 2000 or later | 5% |
| Owner-occupied | 64% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $146,900 |
| Single-family detached | 77% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lee | 11 mi | 25% | under 1% |
| Blackwell | 14 mi | 3% | under 1% |
| Winters | 20 mi | 17% | under 1% |
| Miles | 21 mi | 52% | 4% |
| Ballinger | 22 mi | 12% | under 1% |
| San Angelo | 32 mi | 35% | under 1% |
| Paint Rock | 34 mi | 29% | 0% |
| Lawn | 36 mi | 65% | 0% |
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