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Scotland, Texas
Inside Scotland's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 26% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 6 cities in Archer County. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is below Archer County's 36%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76379 overlapping the city. Of its 224 homes, 60% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1975.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Archer 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 Scotland
Foundation repair in Scotland: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 26% of Scotland's mapped land.
About 200 of Scotland's 224 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 Scotland city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 26.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | under 0.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 91.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 31.0% |
| Mapped soil | 5,132 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Bluegrove | 35% | n/a |
| Winters | 20% | n/a |
| Jolly | 7% | n/a |
| Weswind | 7% | n/a |
| Deandale | 5% | n/a |
| Grandfield | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.1% by land area here, and 31% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 26% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Archer County is in drought on the latest map, and 26% of Scotland's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 92% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Archer County
100% of Archer 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 Scotland. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76379 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Scotland
| Housing units | 224 |
| Median year built | 1975 |
| Built before 1980 | 60% |
| Built 2000 or later | 9% |
| Owner-occupied | 80% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $141,500 |
| Single-family detached | 75% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windthorst | 5 mi | 56% | under 1% |
| Archer City | 10 mi | 24% | 0% |
| Lakeside City | 13 mi | 51% | 0% |
| Holliday | 17 mi | 41% | under 1% |
| Jolly | 17 mi | 66% | 0% |
| Wichita Falls | 18 mi | 30% | under 1% |
| Dean | 19 mi | 14% | 0% |
| Henrietta | 20 mi | 41% | 0% |
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