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Ransom Canyon, Texas

Inside Ransom Canyon's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 8% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 1%.

That clay share is below Lubbock County's 42%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79366 overlapping the city. Of its 511 homes, 31% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1989.

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

8%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

1%

high water table: limits basements

1

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

31%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Ransom Canyon

Foundation repair in Ransom Canyon: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 8% of Ransom Canyon's mapped land.

About 500 of Ransom Canyon's 511 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 Ransom Canyon city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)7.9%
High water table (limits basements)0.7%
Septic fields very limited60.6%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)2.8%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)2.8%
Mapped soil604 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Potter29%n/a
Berda18%n/a
Mobeetie14%n/a
Bippus5%n/a
Estacado5%n/a
Veal4%n/a
Lubbock CountyRansom Canyon
Ransom Canyon city limits inside Lubbock 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

USDA rates 61% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

With shrink-swell clay on 8% and a shallow water table on 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Ransom Canyon; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in Lubbock County

64.1% of Lubbock 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 Ransom Canyon. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
79366100%1$32,842

Homes in Ransom Canyon

Housing units511
Median year built1989
Built before 198031%
Built 2000 or later23%
Owner-occupied98%
Median value, owner-occupied$341,000
Single-family detached99%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Buffalo Springs Lake 1 mi 2% 0%
Slaton 6 mi 8% 2%
Idalou 9 mi 34% 2%
Lubbock 12 mi 23% 3%
Lorenzo 13 mi 94% 3%
Wilson 15 mi 8% 1%
New Deal 17 mi 79% 5%
Wolfforth 19 mi 13% 5%

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