Farwell, Texas

Inside Farwell's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 2% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 3 cities in Parmer County. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.

That clay share is below Parmer County's 61%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79325 overlapping the city. Of its 544 homes, 64% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1970.

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

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

high water table: limits basements

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

64%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Farwell

Foundation repair in Farwell: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 2% of Farwell's mapped land.

About 500 of Farwell's 544 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 Farwell city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	1.8%
High water table (limits basements)	0.0%
Septic fields very limited	5.7%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	3.4%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	0.0%
Mapped soil	523 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: expansive clay
Amarillo	65%	0%
Acuff	25%	1%
Arvana	3%	n/a
Posey	3%	n/a
Estacado	2%	n/a
Friona	1%	n/a

Farwell city limits inside Parmer 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

With shrink-swell clay on 2% and a shallow water table on 0% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Farwell; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in Parmer County

0% of Parmer 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 Farwell. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
79325	100%	0	$0

Homes in Farwell

Housing units	544
Median year built	1970
Built before 1980	64%
Built 2000 or later	10%
Owner-occupied	66%
Median value, owner-occupied	$149,000
Single-family detached	86%

Nearby cities

Place	Distance	Expansive clay	High water table
Bovina	12 mi	50%	0%
Muleshoe	21 mi	8%	3%
Friona	25 mi	67%	0%
Sudan	37 mi	0%	0%
Earth	37 mi	9%	4%
Dimmitt	43 mi	90%	7%
Springlake	43 mi	37%	under 1%
Amherst	44 mi	1%	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