Lynn County's SSURGO septic rating

Somewhat limited

USDA puts Lynn County, TX at "Somewhat limited" for septic absorption fields, the dominant reading across 88.2% of the county's soil. A conventional system can still work here with design changes - a larger field, added fill, or a shallower layout - but it isn't guaranteed. For scale: 891.867 square miles and 5,952 people call Lynn County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Lynn 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 Lynn County, TX

Lynn 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 Lynn County, TX compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Lynn County, TX ranks 3,055 most-constrained nationally, and 252 of 253 within Texas.

Before you act on this

How this rating is built, and its real limits · How a percolation test actually works