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Piney Point Village, Texas
Inside Piney Point Village's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 20% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 54%.
That clay share is below Harris County's 25%. USDA doesn't rate the 34% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 1,116 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 77024 overlapping the city. Of its 1,191 homes, 41% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1986.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Harris 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 Piney Point Village
Foundation repair in Piney Point Village: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 20% of Piney Point Village's mapped land.
About 1,200 of Piney Point Village's 1,191 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 Piney Point Village city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 20.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 53.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 90.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 20.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 33.7% |
| Mapped soil | 1,360 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Gessner | 25% | n/a |
| Aldine | 17% | n/a |
| Hatliff | 4% | n/a |
| Pluck | 3% | n/a |
| Addicks | 3% | n/a |
| Bernard | 3% | 43% |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.8% by land area here, and 20% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 20% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 82.9% of Harris County is in drought on the latest map, and 20% of Piney Point Village's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
On 54% of Piney Point Village's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 91% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Harris County
82.9% of Harris 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 Piney Point Village. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77024 | 93% | 1,116 | $143.0 million |
Homes in Piney Point Village
| Housing units | 1,191 |
| Median year built | 1986 |
| Built before 1980 | 41% |
| Built 2000 or later | 28% |
| Owner-occupied | 99% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $2,000,000 or more |
| Single-family detached | 100% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Village | 1 mi | 9% | 54% |
| Hunters Creek Village | 2 mi | 24% | 49% |
| Hedwig Village | 2 mi | 0% | 55% |
| Spring Valley Village | 2 mi | 0% | 56% |
| Hilshire Village | 3 mi | 27% | 56% |
| Bellaire | 5 mi | 56% | 28% |
| West University Place | 6 mi | 56% | 48% |
| Southside Place | 6 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