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Mount Enterprise, Texas
Inside Mount Enterprise's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 16%, the 4th-highest of 6 cities in Rusk County.
That clay share is below Rusk County's 15%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75681 overlapping the city. Of its 192 homes, 75% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1964.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Rusk 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 Mount Enterprise
Foundation repair in Mount Enterprise: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on under 1% of Mount Enterprise's mapped land.
About 200 of Mount Enterprise's 192 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 Mount Enterprise city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 16.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 60.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 12.7% |
| Mapped soil | 951 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Redsprings | 41% | n/a |
| Ulto | 13% | n/a |
| Attoyac | 10% | n/a |
| Tenaha | 9% | n/a |
| Laneville | 6% | n/a |
| Sawlit | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 16% of Mount Enterprise's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 60% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Rusk County
100% of Rusk 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 Mount Enterprise. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75681 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Mount Enterprise
| Housing units | 192 |
| Median year built | 1964 |
| Built before 1980 | 75% |
| Built 2000 or later | 11% |
| Owner-occupied | 76% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $196,400 |
| Single-family detached | 88% |
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