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Roscoe, Texas
Inside Roscoe's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 30% of mapped land, the highest of 3 cities in Nolan County. A shallow water table limits basements on 6%, the highest of 3 cities in Nolan County.
That clay share is above Nolan County's 13%. FEMA's flood data list 16 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79545 overlapping the city. Of its 611 homes, 83% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1968.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Nolan 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 Roscoe
Foundation repair in Roscoe: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 30% of Roscoe's mapped land.
About 600 of Roscoe's 611 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 Roscoe city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 29.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 6.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 89.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 8.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 29.8% |
| Mapped soil | 2,062 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Pyron | 59% | n/a |
| Roscoe | 26% | n/a |
| Hermleigh | 5% | n/a |
| Snyder | 3% | n/a |
| Veal | 2% | n/a |
| Sagerton | 2% | 88% |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 8.6% by land area here, and 30% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 30% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Nolan County is in drought on the latest map, and 30% of Roscoe's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 89% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Nolan County
100% of Nolan 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 Roscoe. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79545 | 100% | 16 | $741,932 |
Homes in Roscoe
| Housing units | 611 |
| Median year built | 1968 |
| Built before 1980 | 83% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 87% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $90,500 |
| Single-family detached | 98% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater | 7 mi | under 1% | under 1% |
| Loraine | 11 mi | 6% | 0% |
| Colorado City | 19 mi | 5% | under 1% |
| Roby | 23 mi | 0% | under 1% |
| Trent | 24 mi | 70% | 0% |
| Blackwell | 28 mi | 3% | under 1% |
| Westbrook | 29 mi | 11% | 0% |
| Rotan | 29 mi | 0% | 1% |
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