Grant County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Grant County, KS's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Grant County, KS: USDA's soil survey rates 59.2% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.84% 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 Grant County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Grant County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. 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 Grant County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Grant County, KS 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.

Grant County's rank among Kansas counties

Nationally, Grant County, KS is the 1,320-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kansas alone it ranks 80 of 105. Grant County covers 575 square miles and counts 7,097 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lake County, CA and Minnehaha County, SD are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kansas

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