Crawford County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Crawford County, KS's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Crawford County, KS: USDA's soil survey rates 56.2% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (4.72% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Crawford County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Crawford County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Crawford County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Crawford County, KS rating "Moderate", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Crawford County's rank among Kansas counties

Nationally, Crawford County, KS is the 344-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kansas alone it ranks 46 of 105. The county spans 590 square miles, home to 38,904 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Poinsett County, AR and Columbia County, WA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kansas

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