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Hunters Creek Village, Texas
Inside Hunters Creek Village's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 24% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 49%.
That clay share is close to Harris County's 25%. USDA doesn't rate the 33% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 1,116 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 77024 overlapping the city. Of its 1,642 homes, 50% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1980.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Harris 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 Hunters Creek Village
Foundation repair in Hunters Creek Village: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 24% of Hunters Creek Village's mapped land.
About 1,600 of Hunters Creek Village's 1,642 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 Hunters Creek Village city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 23.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 49.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 88.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 23.5% |
| Urban land, not rated | 32.8% |
| Mapped soil | 1,255 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Gessner | 20% | n/a |
| Aldine | 13% | n/a |
| Verland | 8% | n/a |
| Clodine | 7% | n/a |
| Hatliff | 3% | n/a |
| Pluck | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.2% by land area here, and 24% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 24% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 82.9% of Harris County is in drought on the latest map, and 24% of Hunters Creek Village's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
On 49% of Hunters Creek Village'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 Harris County
82.9% of Harris 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 Hunters Creek Village. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77024 | 95% | 1,116 | $143.0 million |
Homes in Hunters Creek Village
| Housing units | 1,642 |
| Median year built | 1980 |
| Built before 1980 | 50% |
| Built 2000 or later | 33% |
| Owner-occupied | 100% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $2,000,000 or more |
| Single-family detached | over 99% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Village | 1 mi | 0% | 56% |
| Hedwig Village | 1 mi | 0% | 55% |
| Hilshire Village | 1 mi | 27% | 56% |
| Piney Point Village | 2 mi | 20% | 54% |
| Bunker Hill Village | 2 mi | 9% | 54% |
| Bellaire | 5 mi | 56% | 28% |
| West University Place | 6 mi | 56% | 48% |
| Southside Place | 6 mi | 63% | 57% |
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