Lipscomb County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

Lipscomb County, TX: USDA's soil survey calls 53.1% 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 53.1% of the county. For scale: 932.214 square miles and 2,880 people call Lipscomb County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Lipscomb County, TX - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Lipscomb County, TX

Lipscomb 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.

Lipscomb County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Lipscomb County, TX ranks 2,841 most-constrained nationally, and 224 of 253 within Texas.

Before you act on this

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