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Bunker Hill Village, Texas
Inside Bunker Hill Village's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 9% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 54%.
That clay share is below Harris County's 25%. USDA doesn't rate the 36% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 1,116 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 77024 overlapping the city. Of its 1,198 homes, 39% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1991.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Harris 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 Bunker Hill Village
Foundation repair in Bunker Hill Village: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 9% of Bunker Hill Village's mapped land.
About 1,200 of Bunker Hill Village's 1,198 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 Bunker Hill Village city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 8.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 54.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 90.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 8.9% |
| Urban land, not rated | 35.9% |
| Mapped soil | 927 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Gessner | 45% | n/a |
| Aldine | 9% | n/a |
| Verland | under 1% | n/a |
| Addicks | under 1% | n/a |
| Aris | under 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 54% of Bunker Hill Village's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 90% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Harris County
82.9% of Harris 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 Bunker Hill Village. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77024 | 100% | 1,116 | $143.0 million |
Homes in Bunker Hill Village
| Housing units | 1,198 |
| Median year built | 1991 |
| Built before 1980 | 39% |
| Built 2000 or later | 33% |
| Owner-occupied | 97% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $2,000,000 or more |
| Single-family detached | 99% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Point Village | 1 mi | 20% | 54% |
| Hedwig Village | 1 mi | 0% | 55% |
| Hunters Creek Village | 2 mi | 24% | 49% |
| Spring Valley Village | 2 mi | 0% | 56% |
| Hilshire Village | 3 mi | 27% | 56% |
| Bellaire | 6 mi | 56% | 28% |
| West University Place | 7 mi | 56% | 48% |
| Southside Place | 7 mi | 63% | 57% |
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