Beaver County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

Beaver County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Beaver County, OK, 74.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.6% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Beaver County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Beaver County will actually do.

Budgeting for Beaver County, OK

Beaver 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.

Beaver County's rank among Oklahoma counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Beaver County, OK ranks 2,393 most-constrained nationally, and 74 of 77 within Oklahoma. Beaver County, OK is 1,815 square miles with a population of 5,025.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Gordon County, GA and Owsley County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Oklahoma

Every county in Oklahoma is on this site, including Comanche County, OK and Beckham County, OK. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.