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In home: 3 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Motley County, Texas
EPA puts Motley County in Zone 3, its lowest 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, 68 miles
- Lubbock
- 57.8%
- Texas
- 10.4%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 128 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
6.0%
21.3 pts below Texas
- Motley
- 6.0%
- 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 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Motley 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
Motley County, At a glance
Motley County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 94% 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 Motley County. Lubbock County, 68 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Motley County, Compared
Motley County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Motley 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 (68 miles away) at 57.8%, Randall County (89 miles away) at 71.4% and Potter County (111 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 Motley County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 94% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Motley County, Geology
The ground under Motley County
PredictedMost of the ground under Motley County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 94.0% of its land is low radon potential, with 6.0% moderate. The map puts 94.0% of Motley County in the area it calls Central Texas and 6.0% in Northern High Plains and Plateaus. USGS gives the first a radon index of 7, in the low band (5 to 8), and the second 10, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Texas | Cretaceous through Quaternary marine sandstone, shale, chalk, limestone, siltstone, clay, and lignite. | Low | 7 | 94.0% |
| Northern High Plains and Plateaus | Tertiary sandstone, siltstone, shale. | Moderate | 10 | 6.0% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Motley County beside the ground around it
Across Texas 0.5% of the land is rated high; none of Motley County's is. Of the 7 counties that border it, 4 have more moderate-potential ground, Crosby County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Motley County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Motley 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
Motley County, Questions
Questions about radon in Motley County
Are radon levels high in Motley County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Motley County, Texas yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 250 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 1.0% to 71.4%.
Which counties border Motley County?
Motley County borders 7 counties: Cottle County, Floyd County, Dickens County, Hall County, Briscoe County, King County and Crosby County.
Products
Motley County, Products
Testing a home in Motley County
No CDC figure names Motley County; the nearest county with one, Lubbock County (68 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. Zone 3 is the lowest label, yet homes at or above 4 pCi/L occur in every zone: a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Motley County.
Test kits and monitors3
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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
MonitorSafetySiren
Pro4 plug-in radon detector with a display and alarm
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Plug-in
- Alarm
- Screen
First reading: Within 48 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Motley County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Motley County
Calculated by Radon411counties bordering Motley County: 1 of 7
Motley County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Motley County
About 1,043 people live in Motley County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 19 fewer than in 2020 (−1.8%). Spread over its land, that is 1.1 people to the square mile. Matador alone is home to 555 of them, 53.2% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 73.3% of those residents; the other 26.7% live outside any of them. CDC publishes no radon test count for Motley County; across Texas its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 0.1 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Matador to Roaring Springs, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Motley County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matador | 555 | −1.8% | 53.2% |
| Roaring Springs | 209 | −2.3% | 20.0% |
2 incorporated places, 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).
Motley County, Homes
Homes in Motley County
Motley County is a place of houses on their own lots: 88% of its 746 homes are detached single-family houses, against 65% across Texas. The homes are older than Texas' as a whole: half were built before 1957 (1990 for Texas), and 55% date from before 1960. Owners live in 77% of the occupied homes (Texas: 63%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Motley County | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 746 | 11,890,808 |
| Detached houses | 88% | 65% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 1% | 21% |
| Mobile homes | 8% | 7% |
| Built before 1960 | 55% | 13% |
| Built since 2000 | 9% | 37% |
| Middle year built | 1957 | 1990 |
| Owner-occupied | 77% | 63% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.