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Stockton Bend, Texas

Inside Stockton Bend's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 2% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 5 cities in Hood County. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.

That clay share is below Hood County's 18%. FEMA's flood data list 60 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 242 homes, 5% were built before 1980; the median dates from 2007.

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

2%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

<1%

high water table: limits basements

60

flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs

5%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Stockton Bend

Foundation repair in Stockton Bend: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 2% of Stockton Bend's mapped land.

About 200 of Stockton Bend's 242 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 Stockton Bend city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)2.0%
High water table (limits basements)0.3%
Septic fields very limited18.5%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)2.6%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)2.0%
Mapped soil561 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Bastrop33%n/a
Aledo6%n/a
Brackett6%0%
Bolar6%n/a
Minwells3%n/a
Frio2%n/a
Hood CountyStockton Bend
Stockton Bend city limits inside Hood 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

With shrink-swell clay on 2% and a shallow water table on under 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Stockton Bend; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in Hood County

100% of Hood 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 Stockton Bend. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
7604868%31$890,336
7604932%29$949,962

Homes in Stockton Bend

Housing units242
Median year built2007
Built before 19805%
Built 2000 or later85%
Owner-occupied99%
Median value, owner-occupied$864,900
Single-family detached100%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Granbury 2 mi 30% 10%
DeCordova 5 mi 26% 1%
Cresson 9 mi 15% 0%
Tolar 11 mi 23% 60%
Godley 13 mi 49% 0%
Dennis 14 mi 17% under 1%
Annetta South 15 mi 20% 0%
Glen Rose 16 mi 15% under 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