Albany County, WY Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Albany County, WY

Low

Soil across 69.4% of Albany County, WY comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.69% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Albany County, WY - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Albany County.

Albany County: the real numbers

Albany County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Albany County, WY ranks 1,421 most-constrained nationally, and 11 of 23 within Wyoming. The county spans 4,274 square miles, home to 39,288 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lonoke County, AR and Idaho County, ID are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wyoming

Every county in Wyoming is on this site, including Campbell County, WY and Natrona County, WY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.