Fresno County, CA Shrink-Swell Risk

Fresno County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Fresno County, CA, 65.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.05% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Fresno 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 Fresno County.

Budgeting for Fresno County, CA

Fresno 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.

Fresno County's rank among California counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Fresno County, CA ranks 1,153 most-constrained nationally, and 23 of 58 within California. Fresno County, CA is 5,959 square miles with a population of 1,024,125.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Brewster County, TX and Buffalo County, SD are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in California

Every county in California is on this site, including Plumas County, CA and Yolo County, CA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.