Hamilton County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Hamilton County, KS: USDA's soil survey rates 58.8% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.57% linear extensibility). That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What Hamilton County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.

Hamilton County's rank among Kansas counties

Nationally, Hamilton County, KS is the 1,503-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kansas alone it ranks 92 of 105. Hamilton County, KS is 997 square miles with a population of 2,488.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Danville city, VA and Colbert County, AL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kansas

Every county in Kansas is on this site, including Geary County, KS and Marion County, KS. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.