Cloud County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Cloud County, KS

Moderate

Soil across 42% of Cloud County, KS comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 4.82% linear extensibility. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Cloud County, KS - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Cloud County will actually do.

Cloud County: the real numbers

Cloud 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Cloud County, KS ranks 327 most-constrained nationally, and 45 of 105 within Kansas. The county spans 715 square miles, home to 8,723 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Middlesex County, VA and Warren County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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