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Double Horn, Texas
Inside Double Horn's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 70% of mapped land, the highest of 8 cities in Burnet County. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.
That clay share is above Burnet County's 27%. Of its 178 homes, 0% were built before 1980; the median dates from 2007.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Burnet County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
of homes built before 1980
Foundation repair in Double Horn
Foundation repair in Double Horn: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 70% of Double Horn's mapped land, more than in 75% of Texas cities.
About 200 of Double Horn's 178 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 Double Horn city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 69.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 78.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 7.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 69.9% |
| Mapped soil | 1,260 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Hensley | 49% | n/a |
| Tarpley | 18% | n/a |
| Krum | 8% | n/a |
| Eckrant | 7% | 8% |
| Anhalt | 7% | n/a |
| Pedernales | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 7.8% by land area here, and 70% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 70% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 21.3% of Burnet County is in drought on the latest map, and 70% of Double Horn's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 78% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Burnet County
21.3% of Burnet County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Homes in Double Horn
| Housing units | 178 |
| Median year built | 2007 |
| Built before 1980 | 0% |
| Built 2000 or later | 99% |
| Owner-occupied | 100% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $826,900 |
| Single-family detached | 99% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6 mi | 44% | under 1% |
| Meadowlakes | 6 mi | 64% | 0% |
| Cottonwood Shores | 8 mi | 20% | 0% |
| Horseshoe Bay | 10 mi | 10% | 0% |
| Granite Shoals | 11 mi | 0% | 0% |
| Round Mountain | 11 mi | 31% | 0% |
| Briarcliff | 12 mi | 9% | 0% |
| Highland Haven | 13 mi | 6% | 0% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status