Is Burleson County, TX a radon risk area?

Burleson County is mapped as Zone 3 - Low Potential by EPA — meaning the county-wide average indoor level is predicted below 2 pCi/L. That puts Burleson County in the 13th percentile nationally for radon potential — higher than 13% of the counties EPA has rated.

Where Burleson County sits nationally

About 20,179 people live in Burleson County, Texas, spread over 659.082 square miles. Population density there runs about 31 people per square mile. Rank 613 by population within its EPA zone puts Burleson County at the 41st percentile among zone peers. Burleson County falls in EPA Radon Region 6, one of 503 counties nationally EPA assigns to that same geologic province.

Why the zone isn't the answer by itself

Burleson County's predicted average sits below the national indoor average of about 1.3 pCi/L, well under EPA's 4 pCi/L action level. A Zone 3 label describes Burleson County's average, not any one basement or slab in it — testing is still the only way an individual homeowner actually finds out.

If Burleson County tests above the action level

Nothing about Burleson County's EPA zone changes the mitigation number: $800–$2,500 nationally (around $1,200 typical), set by the house's foundation rather than the county it sits in — and only relevant once a test actually clears 4 pCi/L.

Find Texas's state radon program

Burleson County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Burleson County over time. Affiliate link, RadonZoneCheck earns a commission there, at no extra cost to you. Use code RADONZONE-10OFF at checkout for 10% off.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to EPA's own Map of Radon Zones and Census data, documented in the methodology guide. Whatever zone Burleson County carries, the zone explainer covers what it does and doesn't tell you about any one house.