Goshen County, WY Shrink-Swell Risk

Goshen County, WY's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Goshen County, WY: USDA's soil survey rates 90% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.72% 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 Goshen County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Goshen 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 Goshen County, WY 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 Goshen County, WY compares

Nationally, Goshen County, WY is the 2,262-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Wyoming alone it ranks 22 of 23. The county spans 2,226 square miles, home to 12,635 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Accomack County, VA and Blaine County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Wyoming

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