Bent County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Bent County, CO

Low

Soil across 60.1% of Bent County, CO comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.87% 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 Bent County, CO - 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 Bent County.

Bent County: the real numbers

Bent 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.

Bent County's rank among Colorado counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Bent County, CO ranks 1,294 most-constrained nationally, and 13 of 63 within Colorado. Bent County, CO is 1,513 square miles with a population of 5,779.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Henry County, IL and Randolph County, WV are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

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