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Tuscola, Texas
Inside Tuscola's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 79% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 8 cities in Taylor County. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.
That clay share is above Taylor County's 45%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79562 overlapping the city. Of its 359 homes, 46% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1984.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Taylor 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 Tuscola
Foundation repair in Tuscola: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 79% of Tuscola's mapped land, more than in 84% of Texas cities.
About 300 of Tuscola's 359 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 Tuscola city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 79.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | under 0.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 85.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 12.1% |
| Urban land, not rated | 4.8% |
| Mapped soil | 545 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.4% by land area here, and 12% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 79% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Taylor County is in drought on the latest map, and 79% of Tuscola's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 86% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Taylor County
100% of Taylor 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 Tuscola. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79562 | 100% | 1 | $25,103 |
Homes in Tuscola
| Housing units | 359 |
| Median year built | 1984 |
| Built before 1980 | 46% |
| Built 2000 or later | 41% |
| Owner-occupied | 79% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $191,000 |
| Single-family detached | 90% |
Nearby cities
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