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Highland Village, Texas
Inside Highland Village's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 9% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is below Denton County's 50%. FEMA's flood data list 11 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75077 overlapping the city. Of its 5,680 homes, 19% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1993.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Denton 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 Highland Village
Foundation repair in Highland Village: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 9% of Highland Village's mapped land.
About 5,400 of Highland Village's 5,680 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 Highland Village city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 9.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 68.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 9.7% |
| Mapped soil | 4,121 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Birome | 27% | n/a |
| Gasil | 9% | 0% |
| Callisburg | 9% | n/a |
| Rayex | 8% | n/a |
| Navo | 8% | n/a |
| Aubrey | 8% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 68% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 9% and a shallow water table on under 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Highland Village; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Denton County
100% of Denton 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 Highland Village. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75077 | 93% | 11 | $378,597 |
Homes in Highland Village
| Housing units | 5,680 |
| Median year built | 1993 |
| Built before 1980 | 19% |
| Built 2000 or later | 32% |
| Owner-occupied | 92% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $550,000 |
| Single-family detached | 96% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Canyon | 2 mi | 2% | 2% |
| Hickory Creek | 2 mi | 18% | 5% |
| Double Oak | 3 mi | 2% | 1% |
| Lake Dallas | 3 mi | 18% | 1% |
| Corinth | 4 mi | 12% | 3% |
| Flower Mound | 5 mi | 29% | 1% |
| Bartonville | 5 mi | 4% | 2% |
| Shady Shores | 5 mi | 14% | 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