Finney County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Finney County, KS

Low

Soil across 62% of Finney County, KS comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.97% linear extensibility. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Finney 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 Finney County will actually do.

Finney County: the real numbers

Finney 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 Finney County, KS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Finney County, KS ranks 1,214 most-constrained nationally, and 78 of 105 within Kansas. The county spans 1,302 square miles, home to 38,354 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. La Paz County, AZ and Edmonson County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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