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Trophy Club, Texas
Inside Trophy Club's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 39% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 5%, the 5th-highest of 33 cities in Denton County.
That clay share is below Denton County's 50%. FEMA's flood data list 18 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 76262 overlapping the city. Of its 4,876 homes, 11% were built before 1980; the median dates from 2002.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Denton 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 Trophy Club
Foundation repair in Trophy Club: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 39% of Trophy Club's mapped land.
About 4,500 of Trophy Club's 4,876 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 Trophy Club city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 38.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 4.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 73.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 6.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 45.5% |
| Mapped soil | 2,605 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 6.3% by land area here, and 45% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 39% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Denton County is in drought on the latest map, and 39% of Trophy Club's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 73% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Denton County
100% of Denton 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 Trophy Club. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76262 | 100% | 18 | $846,929 |
Homes in Trophy Club
| Housing units | 4,876 |
| Median year built | 2002 |
| Built before 1980 | 11% |
| Built 2000 or later | 54% |
| Owner-occupied | 88% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $675,100 |
| Single-family detached | 93% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake | 2 mi | 40% | 9% |
| Southlake | 3 mi | 36% | 17% |
| Roanoke | 4 mi | 63% | under 1% |
| Flower Mound | 5 mi | 29% | 1% |
| Keller | 5 mi | 54% | 9% |
| Double Oak | 6 mi | 2% | 1% |
| Bartonville | 7 mi | 4% | 2% |
| Grapevine | 7 mi | 41% | 7% |
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