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Honey Grove, Texas
Inside Honey Grove's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 72% of mapped land, higher than 76% of Texas cities. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is above Fannin County's 66%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75446 overlapping the city. Of its 838 homes, 48% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1981.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Fannin 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 Honey Grove
Foundation repair in Honey Grove: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 72% of Honey Grove's mapped land, more than in 76% of Texas cities.
About 600 of Honey Grove's 838 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 Honey Grove city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 71.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | under 0.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 90.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 7.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 71.8% |
| Mapped soil | 1,938 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 7.1% by land area here, and 72% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 72% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Fannin County is in drought on the latest map, and 72% of Honey Grove's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 90% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Fannin County
100% of Fannin 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 Honey Grove. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75446 | over 99% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Honey Grove
| Housing units | 838 |
| Median year built | 1981 |
| Built before 1980 | 48% |
| Built 2000 or later | 16% |
| Owner-occupied | 62% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $152,000 |
| Single-family detached | 76% |
Nearby cities
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