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Olmos Park, Texas
Inside Olmos Park's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 65% of mapped land, higher than 70% of Texas cities. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.
That clay share is above Bexar County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list 13 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 78212 overlapping the city. Of its 975 homes, 85% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1943.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Bexar 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 Olmos Park
Foundation repair in Olmos Park: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 65% of Olmos Park's mapped land, more than in 70% of Texas cities.
About 600 of Olmos Park's 975 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 Olmos Park city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 65.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 88.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 10.1% |
| Mapped soil | 391 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 42% | 93% |
| Eckrant | 36% | 8% |
| Houston Black | 7% | 91% |
| Lewisville | 3% | n/a |
| Brackett | 2% | 0% |
| Krum | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.0% by land area here, and 10% 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: 79.6% of Bexar County is in drought on the latest map, and 65% of Olmos Park's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 88% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Bexar County
79.6% of Bexar 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 Olmos Park. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78212 | 100% | 13 | $111,841 |
Homes in Olmos Park
| Housing units | 975 |
| Median year built | 1943 |
| Built before 1980 | 85% |
| Built 2000 or later | 4% |
| Owner-occupied | 84% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $896,300 |
| Single-family detached | 65% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Heights | 1 mi | 43% | 0% |
| Terrell Hills | 2 mi | 74% | 0% |
| San Antonio | 2 mi | 61% | under 1% |
| Balcones Heights | 4 mi | 52% | 0% |
| Castle Hills | 4 mi | 67% | 0% |
| Kirby | 6 mi | 86% | 0% |
| Windcrest | 7 mi | 81% | 0% |
| Hill Country Village | 7 mi | 71% | 0% |
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