Fremont County, ID Shrink-Swell Risk

Fremont County, ID's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Fremont County, ID: USDA's soil survey rates 82.7% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.02% 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 Fremont County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Fremont County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Fremont County, ID 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.

How Fremont County, ID compares

Nationally, Fremont County, ID is the 1,966-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Idaho alone it ranks 24 of 44. Fremont County, ID is 1,864 square miles with a population of 14,399.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Phelps County, MO and Renville County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Idaho

Every county in Idaho is on this site, including Boise County, ID and Madison County, ID. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.