Beckham County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

Beckham County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Beckham County, OK, 78.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.14% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Beckham 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 Beckham County.

Budgeting for Beckham County, OK

Beckham 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.

Beckham County's rank among Oklahoma counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Beckham County, OK ranks 1,853 most-constrained nationally, and 66 of 77 within Oklahoma. Beckham County covers 902 square miles and counts 22,248 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Rio Grande County, CO and Lafayette County, FL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Oklahoma

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