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Crowell, Texas

Inside Crowell's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 64% of mapped land, higher than 69% of Texas cities. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.

That clay share is above Foard County's 49%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79227 overlapping the city. Of its 389 homes, 90% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1956.

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

64%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

<1%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

90%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Crowell

Foundation repair in Crowell: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 64% of Crowell's mapped land, more than in 69% of Texas cities.

About 300 of Crowell's 389 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 Crowell city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)63.8%
High water table (limits basements)0.5%
Septic fields very limited86.7%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)6.3%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)63.8%
Mapped soil1,209 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Rotan46%n/a
Wichita23%n/a
Hollister17%n/a
Abilene6%n/a
Sagerton3%88%
Tillman3%93%
Foard CountyCrowell
Crowell city limits inside Foard 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 6.3% by land area here, and 64% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 64% of the mapped land.

Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Foard County is in drought on the latest map, and 64% of Crowell's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.

USDA rates 87% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Foard County

100% of Foard 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 Crowell. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
79227100%0$0

Homes in Crowell

Housing units389
Median year built1956
Built before 198090%
Built 2000 or later4%
Owner-occupied66%
Median value, owner-occupied$59,500
Single-family detached77%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Quanah 22 mi 82% 0%
Chillicothe 22 mi 70% 1%
Vernon 27 mi 1% under 1%
Benjamin 28 mi 87% 0%
Paducah 33 mi 44% 0%
Goree 37 mi 1% under 1%
Munday 38 mi 66% 1%
Seymour 38 mi 8% under 1%

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