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Peaster, Texas
Inside Peaster's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 33% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 14 cities in Parker County. A shallow water table limits basements on 1%.
That clay share is above Parker County's 21%. Of its 188 homes, 33% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1986.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Parker County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
of homes built before 1980
Foundation repair in Peaster
Foundation repair in Peaster: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 33% of Peaster's mapped land.
About 200 of Peaster's 188 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 Peaster city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 32.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 1.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 61.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 10.4% |
| Mapped soil | 1,446 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Windthorst | 21% | 37% |
| Aledo | 14% | n/a |
| Bolar | 11% | n/a |
| Venus | 9% | n/a |
| Duffau | 9% | n/a |
| Denton | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.4% 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 33% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Parker County is in drought on the latest map, and 33% of Peaster's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 61% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Parker County
100% of Parker County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Homes in Peaster
| Housing units | 188 |
| Median year built | 1986 |
| Built before 1980 | 33% |
| Built 2000 or later | 38% |
| Owner-occupied | 71% |
| Single-family detached | 97% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cool | 9 mi | 22% | 2% |
| Weatherford | 9 mi | 18% | 7% |
| Millsap | 11 mi | 76% | 11% |
| Mineral Wells | 12 mi | 42% | 4% |
| Hudson Oaks | 12 mi | 14% | 1% |
| Springtown | 14 mi | 33% | 28% |
| Willow Park | 15 mi | 23% | under 1% |
| Annetta | 16 mi | 20% | 2% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status