Lawn, Texas
Inside Lawn's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 65% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 8 cities in Taylor County. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.
That clay share is above Taylor County's 45%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79530 overlapping the city. Of its 144 homes, 73% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1958.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Taylor 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 Lawn
Foundation repair in Lawn: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 65% of Lawn's mapped land, more than in 70% of Texas cities.
About 100 of Lawn's 144 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 Lawn city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 65.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 83.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 10.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 45.3% |
| Urban land, not rated | 11.3% |
| Mapped soil | 387 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Tobosa | 29% | n/a |
| Sagerton | 20% | 88% |
| Speck | 6% | n/a |
| Rowena | 6% | n/a |
| Oplin | 6% | n/a |
| Vernon | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 10.1% by land area here, and 45% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 65% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Taylor County is in drought on the latest map, and 65% of Lawn's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 84% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Taylor County
100% of Taylor 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 Lawn. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79530 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Lawn
| Housing units | 144 |
| Median year built | 1958 |
| Built before 1980 | 73% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 78% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $69,400 |
| Single-family detached | 75% |
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