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Crawford, Texas
Inside Crawford's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 35% 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 no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76638 overlapping the city. Of its 405 homes, 56% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1976.
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 Crawford
Foundation repair in Crawford: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 35% of Crawford's mapped land.
About 400 of Crawford's 405 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 Crawford city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 34.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 68.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 6.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 37.6% |
| Mapped soil | 928 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Bolar | 29% | n/a |
| Denton | 19% | n/a |
| Eckrant | 17% | 8% |
| Frio | 8% | n/a |
| Oglesby | 5% | n/a |
| Aledo | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 6.2% by land area here, and 38% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 35% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of McLennan County is in drought on the latest map, and 35% of Crawford's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 68% 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 Crawford. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76638 | 95% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Crawford
| Housing units | 405 |
| Median year built | 1976 |
| Built before 1980 | 56% |
| Built 2000 or later | 31% |
| Owner-occupied | 91% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $238,600 |
| Single-family detached | 87% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor | 8 mi | 66% | 0% |
| Valley Mills | 8 mi | 23% | 0% |
| Oglesby | 9 mi | 30% | 0% |
| Woodway | 13 mi | 25% | 0% |
| Waco | 15 mi | 38% | under 1% |
| South Mountain | 15 mi | 17% | 0% |
| Hewitt | 16 mi | 61% | under 1% |
| Moody | 17 mi | 81% | 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