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Valentine, Texas
Inside Valentine's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 12% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.
That clay share is close to Jeff Davis County's 13%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79854 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Jeff Davis County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Foundation repair in Valentine
Foundation repair in Valentine: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 12% of Valentine's mapped land.
| 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 Valentine city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 11.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 0.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 11.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 11.5% |
| Mapped soil | 307 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Redona | 87% | n/a |
| Verhalen | 8% | n/a |
| Dalby | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
With shrink-swell clay on 12% and a shallow water table on 0% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Valentine; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Jeff Davis County
22.3% of Jeff Davis 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 Valentine. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79854 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Valentine has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status