Archuleta County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Archuleta County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Archuleta County, CO, 68.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.52% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

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

Budgeting for Archuleta County, CO

Archuleta 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.

Archuleta County's rank among Colorado counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Archuleta County, CO ranks 1,552 most-constrained nationally, and 24 of 63 within Colorado. The county spans 1,350 square miles, home to 14,112 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Marion County, OH and Copiah County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

Every county in Colorado is on this site, including San Miguel County, CO and Costilla County, CO. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.