Short-term kit
PicoCan short-term charcoal canister radon test
- Lab fee included
Method: Charcoal
In home: 48 to 96 hours
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Bailey County, Texas
EPA puts Bailey County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
57.8%
Lubbock County, 66 miles
- Lubbock
- 57.8%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 128 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
80.5%
53.2 pts above Texas
- Bailey
- 80.5%
- Texas
- 27.3%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
0
None published
A home here needs its own test
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Bailey County
Starts at EPA's action level
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 4.0 pCi/L
At or above 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is at or above 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher.
The data
Bailey County, At a glance
Bailey County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Bailey County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 81% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
No CDC test figures here
CDC has published no radon test figures for Bailey County. Lubbock County, 66 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Bailey County, Compared
Bailey County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Bailey County has no radon test figure of its own from CDC, whose counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals name 140 other Texas counties and leave it out. Pooled across 140 Texas counties, 10.4% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Lubbock County (66 miles away) at 57.8%, Randall County (82 miles away) at 71.4% and Potter County (106 miles away) at 20.0%. Statewide for the same period, Randall County reported the highest share (71.4%) and Nueces County the lowest (0.0%).
EPA's 1993 map puts Bailey County in Zone 2, its middle label: a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 81% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Bailey County, Geology
The ground under Bailey County
PredictedMost of the ground under Bailey County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 80.5% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 19.5% low. The map puts 53.4% of Bailey County in the area it calls Northern High Plains and Plateaus and 27.0% in Great Plains Pecos Valley Section, with one smaller area beside them. USGS gives the first a radon index of 10 and the second 9, both in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern High Plains and Plateaus | Tertiary sandstone, siltstone, shale. | Moderate | 10 | 53.4% |
| Great Plains Pecos Valley Section | Quaternary alluvial and eolian sand and silt. | Moderate | 9 | 27.0% |
| Southern High Plains and Plateaus | Paleozoic and Mesozoic sandstone, limestone, shale. | Low | 7 | 19.5% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Bailey County beside the ground around it
Across Texas 0.5% of the land is rated high; none of Bailey County's is. Of the 6 counties that border it, 4 have more moderate-potential ground, Lamb County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Bailey County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Bailey County
- Texas Radon GroupTexas Radon Group, run by Texas Tech University, does not license radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Texas.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
The Texas Radon Group offers free radon test kits for Texas individuals who qualify.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Texas7 professionals are listed in Texas.
What Texas's program says
- Licensing of radon professionals
There are no radon certification requirements for the State of Texas at this time, but the National Radon Proficiency Program lists radon testers and mitigators within Texas that have passed a rigorous national certification program.
What it means
Bailey County, Questions
Questions about radon in Bailey County
Are radon levels high in Bailey County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Bailey County, Texas yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 361 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 71.4%.
Which counties border Bailey County?
Bailey County borders 6 counties: Lamb County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Roosevelt County, NM, Hockley County, TX and Curry County, NM.
Products
Bailey County, Products
Testing a home in Bailey County
No CDC figure names Bailey County; the nearest county with one, Lubbock County (66 miles away), reported 57.8% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, the only reading nearby until a test of this home. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Bailey County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
See every kit and monitor
Long-term kit
RL416 long-term radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
Monitor
RadonScan-Plus USB-powered radon monitor with Wi-Fi
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Wi-Fi
- Alarm
- Screen, app
First reading: Within 5 minutes
- See every kit and monitor Test kits and monitors
Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Bailey County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Bailey County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Parmer County, TXEPA zone 2
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 10.6 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Roosevelt County, NMEPA zone 2
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 8.0 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Curry County, NMEPA zone 2
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 7.5 pCi/L · 6 tests
- Radon levels in Hockley County, TXEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.7 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Lamb County, TXEPA zone 2
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
- Radon levels in Cochran County, TXEPA zone 3
No CDC figure for 2007 to 2016; its page reads it against its own neighbours.
Bailey County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Bailey County
The Census Bureau estimates 6,963 residents in Bailey County for July 1, 2025, 94 more than in 2020 (+1.4%). Spread over its land, that is 8.4 people to the square mile. Muleshoe, its one incorporated place, has 5,162 residents, 74.1% of the total. CDC publishes no radon test count for Bailey County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
Muleshoe is the one incorporated place here; CDC publishes no figure by town, so it reads Bailey County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muleshoe | 5,162 | +1.1% | 74.1% |
One incorporated place, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025).
Bailey County, Homes
Homes in Bailey County
Bailey County is a place of houses on their own lots: 78% of its 2,786 homes are detached single-family houses, against 65% across Texas. The homes are older than Texas' as a whole: half were built before 1969 (1990 for Texas), and 27% date from before 1960. Owners live in 79% of the occupied homes (Texas: 63%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Bailey County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 2,786 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 78% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | under 1% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 8% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 27% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 12% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1969 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 79% | 63% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.