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Queen City, Texas

Inside Queen City's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 31%.

That clay share is close to Cass County's 4%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 75572 overlapping the city. Of its 763 homes, 56% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1976.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Cass County

<1%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

31%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

56%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Queen City

Foundation repair in Queen City: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on under 1% of Queen City's mapped land.

About 500 of Queen City's 763 homes are detached houses.

Who designs the repairThe ASCE Texas Section's repair guidelines say a Texas-licensed engineer should evaluate the foundation and design the repair (2022 guidelines)
PricesCost guide ranges compared

Soil under Queen City city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)0.2%
High water table (limits basements)31.0%
Septic fields very limited65.2%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)2.3%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.2%
Mapped soil2,273 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Bowie29%0%
Cuthbert18%0%
Sailes17%n/a
Kirvin17%n/a
Briley6%n/a
Tenaha3%n/a
Cass CountyQueen City
Queen City city limits inside Cass County, shaded by the city's expansive clay share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

On 31% of Queen City's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 65% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Cass County

100% of Cass County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Queen City. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
7557299%0$0

Homes in Queen City

Housing units763
Median year built1976
Built before 198056%
Built 2000 or later22%
Owner-occupied62%
Median value, owner-occupied$116,300
Single-family detached69%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Atlanta 3 mi under 1% 49%
Bloomburg 6 mi under 1% 36%
Domino 8 mi 4% 57%
Douglassville 12 mi 0% 33%
Linden 15 mi 0% 23%
Redwater 16 mi 5% 49%
Maud 17 mi 8% 71%
Wake Village 19 mi 17% 80%

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