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Woodloch, Texas
Inside Woodloch's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 7% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 14 cities in Montgomery County. A shallow water table limits basements on 38%.
That clay share is below Montgomery County's 15%. USDA doesn't rate the 29% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 391 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 77385 overlapping the city. Of its 136 homes, 63% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1978.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Montgomery 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 Woodloch
Foundation repair in Woodloch: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 7% of Woodloch's mapped land.
About 100 of Woodloch's 136 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 Woodloch city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 6.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 38.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 68.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 25.3% |
| Urban land, not rated | 29.1% |
| Mapped soil | 54 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: expansive clay |
|---|---|---|
| Belrose | 25% | n/a |
| Bissonnet | 18% | n/a |
| Kaman | 8% | n/a |
| Hatliff | 7% | n/a |
| Pluck | 7% | n/a |
| Kian | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 38% of Woodloch's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 69% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Montgomery County
57.6% of Montgomery 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 Woodloch. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77385 | over 99% | 391 | $34.2 million |
Homes in Woodloch
| Housing units | 136 |
| Median year built | 1978 |
| Built before 1980 | 63% |
| Built 2000 or later | 7% |
| Owner-occupied | 88% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $280,500 |
| Single-family detached | 98% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah | 3 mi | 0% | 48% |
| Oak Ridge North | 4 mi | 0% | 42% |
| Conroe | 9 mi | 10% | 64% |
| Cut and Shoot | 9 mi | 1% | 49% |
| Panorama Village | 12 mi | 0% | 63% |
| Woodbranch | 14 mi | 3% | 49% |
| Tomball | 15 mi | 1% | 41% |
| Patton Village | 15 mi | 3% | 59% |
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