Hutchinson County, TX: the USDA septic-suitability picture

Very limited

Hutchinson County, TX: USDA's soil survey calls 67.1% 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 67.1% of the county. For scale: 887.437 square miles and 19,721 people call Hutchinson County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

USDA's survey covers the whole of Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson County, TX

Hutchinson 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Hutchinson County, TX ranks 2,560 most-constrained nationally, and 206 of 253 within Texas.

Before you act on this

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