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Bruceville-Eddy, Texas

Inside Bruceville-Eddy's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 38% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.

That clay share is below McLennan County's 56%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 614 homes, 31% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1988.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in McLennan County

38%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

0%

high water table: limits basements

1

flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs

31%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Bruceville-Eddy

Foundation repair in Bruceville-Eddy: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 38% of Bruceville-Eddy's mapped land.

About 400 of Bruceville-Eddy's 614 homes are detached houses.

Who designs the repairThe ASCE Texas Section's repair guidelines say a Texas-licensed engineer should evaluate the foundation and design the repair (2022 guidelines)
PricesCost guide ranges compared

Soil under Bruceville-Eddy city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)37.9%
High water table (limits basements)0.0%
Septic fields very limited87.8%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)5.3%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)33.9%
Mapped soil2,636 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Stephen28%n/a
Fairlie20%70%
Eddy17%0%
Austin11%93%
McLennan4%n/a
Houston Black3%91%
McLennan CountyBruceville-Eddy
Bruceville-Eddy city limits inside McLennan County, shaded by the city's expansive clay share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.3% by land area here, and 34% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 38% of the mapped land.

Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of McLennan County is in drought on the latest map, and 38% of Bruceville-Eddy's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.

USDA rates 88% 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.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Bruceville-Eddy. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
7652463%1$47,215
7663037%0$0

Homes in Bruceville-Eddy

Housing units614
Median year built1988
Built before 198031%
Built 2000 or later26%
Owner-occupied86%
Median value, owner-occupied$180,200
Single-family detached69%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Lorena 6 mi 52% 0%
Moody 6 mi 81% 0%
Troy 8 mi 56% under 1%
Hewitt 11 mi 61% under 1%
Golinda 12 mi 65% 4%
Robinson 13 mi 73% 1%
McGregor 13 mi 66% 0%
Woodway 13 mi 25% 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