Bourbon County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Bourbon County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Bourbon County, KS, 41.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 5.86% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Bourbon County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Bourbon County, KS

Bourbon 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.

How Bourbon County, KS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Bourbon County, KS ranks 148 most-constrained nationally, and 17 of 105 within Kansas. Bourbon County, KS is 635 square miles with a population of 14,424.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Montezuma County, CO and Transylvania County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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