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Weatherford, Texas
Inside Weatherford's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 18% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 7%, the 5th-highest of 14 cities in Parker County.
That clay share is close to Parker County's 21%. FEMA's flood data list 34 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 14,690 homes, 32% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1998.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Parker County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Foundation repair in Weatherford
Foundation repair in Weatherford: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 18% of Weatherford's mapped land.
The city lists a permit for the work.
About 10,800 of Weatherford's 14,690 homes are detached houses.
| City permit | Weatherford's monthly permits-issued report lists Foundation Repair Permit as a permit type. (City of Weatherford, Development Services, read October 2, 2026) |
| 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 Weatherford city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 17.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 7.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 60.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 7.3% |
| Urban land, not rated | 4.9% |
| Mapped soil | 20,058 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Windthorst | 15% | 37% |
| Duffau | 10% | n/a |
| Brackett | 7% | 0% |
| Venus | 7% | n/a |
| Wise | 6% | n/a |
| Selden | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.9% by land area here, and 7% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 18% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 100% of Parker County is in drought on the latest map, and 18% of Weatherford's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
USDA rates 60% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Parker County
100% of Parker 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 Weatherford. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76086 | 45% | 0 | $0 |
| 76087 | 39% | 34 | $568,205 |
Homes in Weatherford
| Housing units | 14,690 |
| Median year built | 1998 |
| Built before 1980 | 32% |
| Built 2000 or later | 49% |
| Owner-occupied | 62% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $312,100 |
| Single-family detached | 73% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Oaks | 4 mi | 14% | 1% |
| Willow Park | 7 mi | 23% | under 1% |
| Annetta | 7 mi | 20% | 2% |
| Annetta North | 8 mi | 28% | 2% |
| Peaster | 9 mi | 33% | 1% |
| Annetta South | 10 mi | 20% | 0% |
| Aledo | 10 mi | 29% | under 1% |
| Dennis | 14 mi | 17% | 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