Emery County, UT Shrink-Swell Risk

Emery County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Emery County, UT, 78.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.04% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Emery 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 Emery County.

Budgeting for Emery County, UT

Emery 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 Emery County, UT compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Emery County, UT ranks 1,952 most-constrained nationally, and 22 of 29 within Utah. Emery County covers 4,463 square miles and counts 10,161 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Benton County, MS and Wood County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Utah

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