Duchesne County, UT Shrink-Swell Risk

What Duchesne County, UT's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Duchesne County, UT's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.91% across 84.4% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Duchesne County, UT at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Duchesne County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Duchesne County, UT rating "Low", 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Duchesne County, UT is the 2,063-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Utah alone it ranks 27 of 29. The county spans 3,236 square miles, home to 20,803 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Tippecanoe County, IN and Barbour County, WV are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Utah

Every county in Utah is on this site, including Weber County, UT and Beaver County, UT. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.