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Point Comfort, Texas
Inside Point Comfort's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 89% of mapped land, the highest of 3 cities in Calhoun County. A shallow water table limits basements on 13%, the 2nd-highest of 3 cities in Calhoun County.
That clay share is above Calhoun County's 33%. FEMA's flood data list 186 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 155 homes, 85% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1970.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Calhoun County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Foundation repair in Point Comfort
Foundation repair in Point Comfort: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 89% of Point Comfort's mapped land, more than in 97% of Texas cities.
About 200 of Point Comfort's 155 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 Point Comfort city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 89.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 13.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 89.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 9.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 89.4% |
| Mapped soil | 847 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Laewest | 41% | 94% |
| Dacosta | 35% | n/a |
| Contee | 12% | n/a |
| Edna | 5% | n/a |
| Telferner | 2% | n/a |
| Placedo | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 9.2% by land area here, and 89% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 89% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Calhoun County is in drought on the latest map, and 89% of Point Comfort's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 89% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Calhoun County
100% of Calhoun 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 Point Comfort. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77979 | 66% | 185 | $4.4 million |
| 77978 | 34% | 1 | $37,671 |
Homes in Point Comfort
| Housing units | 155 |
| Median year built | 1970 |
| Built before 1980 | 85% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 67% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $251,600 |
| Single-family detached | 100% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Lavaca | 6 mi | 65% | 8% |
| La Ward | 13 mi | 65% | 26% |
| Seadrift | 20 mi | 74% | 39% |
| Palacios | 20 mi | 77% | 69% |
| Bloomington | 21 mi | 79% | 12% |
| Edna | 22 mi | 85% | 40% |
| Austwell | 26 mi | 96% | 3% |
| Ganado | 26 mi | 89% | 4% |
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