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Meadows Place, Texas
Inside Meadows Place's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 85% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 17 cities in Fort Bend County. A shallow water table limits basements on 24%.
That clay share is above Fort Bend County's 64%. FEMA's flood data list 102 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 77477 overlapping the city. Of its 1,831 homes, 54% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1979.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Fort Bend 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 Meadows Place
Foundation repair in Meadows Place: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 85% of Meadows Place's mapped land, more than in 93% of Texas cities.
About 1,500 of Meadows Place's 1,831 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 Meadows Place city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 85.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 24.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 90.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 12.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 85.0% |
| Mapped soil | 597 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles | 73% | 97% |
| Bacliff | 13% | n/a |
| Bernard | 10% | 43% |
| Edna | 3% | n/a |
| Cieno | 1% | n/a |
| Dacosta | under 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 12.4% 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 85% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 83.3% of Fort Bend County is in drought on the latest map, and 85% of Meadows Place's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
On 24% of Meadows Place's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 90% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Fort Bend County
83.3% of Fort Bend 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 Meadows Place. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77477 | over 99% | 102 | $2.2 million |
Homes in Meadows Place
| Housing units | 1,831 |
| Median year built | 1979 |
| Built before 1980 | 54% |
| Built 2000 or later | 12% |
| Owner-occupied | 75% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $271,100 |
| Single-family detached | 80% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford | 2 mi | 71% | 43% |
| Sugar Land | 5 mi | 58% | 12% |
| Missouri City | 7 mi | 58% | 29% |
| Bellaire | 8 mi | 56% | 28% |
| Piney Point Village | 8 mi | 20% | 54% |
| Bunker Hill Village | 9 mi | 9% | 54% |
| Hedwig Village | 10 mi | 0% | 55% |
| Southside Place | 10 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