Clay County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Clay County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Clay County, KS, 54.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 5.49% 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

Clay 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 Clay County.

Budgeting for Clay County, KS

Clay 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 Clay County, KS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Clay County, KS ranks 217 most-constrained nationally, and 36 of 105 within Kansas. Clay County covers 645 square miles and counts 7,969 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jones County, SD and Texas County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

Every county in Kansas is on this site, including Chautauqua County, KS and Ellsworth County, KS. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.