Gunnison County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Gunnison County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Gunnison County, CO, 66.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.6% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Gunnison County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Gunnison County, CO

Gunnison 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.

Gunnison County's rank among Colorado counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Gunnison County, CO ranks 1,480 most-constrained nationally, and 22 of 63 within Colorado. Gunnison County covers 3,239 square miles and counts 17,310 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Ada County, ID and Richmond County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

Every county in Colorado is on this site, including Custer County, CO and Denver County, CO. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.