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Grays Prairie, Texas
Inside Grays Prairie's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 74% of mapped land, higher than 79% of Texas cities. A shallow water table limits basements on 21%, the 3rd-highest of 15 cities in Kaufman County.
That clay share is close to Kaufman County's 73%. FEMA's flood data list 5 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75158 overlapping the city. Of its 107 homes, 22% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1993.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Kaufman 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 Grays Prairie
Foundation repair in Grays Prairie: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 74% of Grays Prairie's mapped land, more than in 79% of Texas cities.
About 100 of Grays Prairie's 107 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 Grays Prairie city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 74.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 20.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 89.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 9.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 85.5% |
| Mapped soil | 783 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 9.2% by land area here, and 85% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 74% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Kaufman County is in drought on the latest map, and 74% of Grays Prairie's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
On 21% of Grays Prairie's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 89% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Kaufman County
100% of Kaufman 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 Grays Prairie. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75158 | 100% | 5 | $273,029 |
Homes in Grays Prairie
| Housing units | 107 |
| Median year built | 1993 |
| Built before 1980 | 22% |
| Built 2000 or later | 40% |
| Owner-occupied | 84% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $300,000 |
| Single-family detached | 70% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood | 3 mi | 52% | 28% |
| Scurry | 3 mi | 78% | 10% |
| Oak Grove | 5 mi | 85% | 1% |
| Rosser | 6 mi | 45% | 43% |
| Kaufman | 7 mi | 79% | 10% |
| Kemp | 8 mi | 84% | 4% |
| Post Oak Bend | 11 mi | 76% | 13% |
| Oak Ridge | 11 mi | 84% | 7% |
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