Conejos County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Conejos County, CO

Low

Soil across 79.3% of Conejos County, CO comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.07% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Conejos County, CO - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Conejos County: the real numbers

Conejos 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 Conejos County, CO compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Conejos County, CO ranks 1,920 most-constrained nationally, and 40 of 63 within Colorado. Conejos County, CO is 1,287 square miles with a population of 7,549.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Scott County, IN and Kay County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

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