Septic suitability in Refugio County, TX

Very limited

Refugio County, TX: USDA's soil survey calls 92.1% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - 92.1% of Refugio County lands in the strictest "very limited" bucket USDA uses. For scale: 770.484 square miles and 6,739 people call Refugio County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

Refugio County's rating is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Refugio County, TX

Refugio 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.

Refugio County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Refugio County, TX ranks 1,033 most-constrained nationally, and 69 of 253 within Texas.

Before you act on this

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