Fremont County, WY Shrink-Swell Risk

Fremont County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Fremont County, WY, 70.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.58% linear extensibility on average. 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.

Before you rely on this for one address

Fremont County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Fremont County will actually do.

Budgeting for Fremont County, WY

Fremont 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 Fremont County, WY compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Fremont County, WY ranks 1,489 most-constrained nationally, and 12 of 23 within Wyoming. Fremont County covers 9,184 square miles and counts 39,721 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Maricopa County, AZ and Palm Beach County, FL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wyoming

Every county in Wyoming is on this site, including Washakie County, WY and Niobrara County, WY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.