Gove County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk
Shrink-swell potential in Gove County, KS
Low
Soil across 69.4% of Gove County, KS comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.79% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you
This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Gove 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 Gove County will actually do.
Gove County: the real numbers
Gove 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.
Where this sits nationally
Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Gove County, KS ranks 1,354 most-constrained nationally, and 82 of 105 within Kansas. Gove County, KS is 1,072 square miles with a population of 2,658.
See how another county compares
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pickett County, TN and Franklin County, IL are worth a look for comparison.
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Elsewhere in Kansas
Every county in Kansas is on this site, including Scott County, KS and Linn County, KS. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.