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Post Oak Bend, Texas
Inside Post Oak Bend's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 76% of mapped land, higher than 81% of Texas cities. A shallow water table limits basements on 13%, the 5th-highest of 15 cities in Kaufman County.
That clay share is close to Kaufman County's 73%. Of its 243 homes, 21% were built before 1980; the median dates from 2002.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Kaufman County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
of homes built before 1980
Foundation repair in Post Oak Bend
Foundation repair in Post Oak Bend: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 76% of Post Oak Bend's mapped land, more than in 81% of Texas cities.
About 200 of Post Oak Bend's 243 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 Post Oak Bend city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 76.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 13.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 91.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 9.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 89.0% |
| Mapped soil | 1,297 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 9.9% 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 76% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Kaufman County is in drought on the latest map, and 76% of Post Oak Bend's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 91% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Kaufman County
100% of Kaufman County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Homes in Post Oak Bend
| Housing units | 243 |
| Median year built | 2002 |
| Built before 1980 | 21% |
| Built 2000 or later | 59% |
| Owner-occupied | 91% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $391,700 |
| Single-family detached | 96% |
Nearby cities
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status