Gray County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

Gray County, TX: USDA's soil survey calls 65.1% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. Expect the ground itself to work against a plain gravity system; USDA's strictest bucket alone covers 65.1% of the county. For scale: 925.974 square miles and 20,888 people call Gray County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

USDA's survey covers the whole of Gray County, TX at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific perc test, running about $750-$1,850 (typically near $1,300).

Budgeting for a system in Gray County, TX

Gray County's soil reading pushes the likely outcome toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.

How Gray County, TX compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Gray County, TX ranks 2,609 most-constrained nationally, and 209 of 253 within Texas.

Before you act on this

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems