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Colorado City, Texas
Inside Colorado City's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 5% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 3 cities in Mitchell County. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is below Mitchell County's 34%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79512 overlapping the city. Of its 1,579 homes, 88% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1955.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Mitchell 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 Colorado City
Foundation repair in Colorado City: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 5% of Colorado City's mapped land.
About 1,400 of Colorado City's 1,579 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 Colorado City city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 4.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | under 0.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 37.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.3% |
| Mapped soil | 3,419 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Miles | 54% | 0% |
| Tivoli | 11% | n/a |
| Heatly | 6% | n/a |
| Cobb | 5% | n/a |
| Bukreek | 4% | n/a |
| Latom | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
With shrink-swell clay on 5% and a shallow water table on under 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Colorado City; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Mitchell County
100% of Mitchell 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 Colorado City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79512 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Colorado City
| Housing units | 1,579 |
| Median year built | 1955 |
| Built before 1980 | 88% |
| Built 2000 or later | 2% |
| Owner-occupied | 75% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $69,500 |
| 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