Haskell County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

What Haskell County, KS's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Haskell County, KS's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.47% across 79.4% of the county's surveyed land. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Haskell County, KS at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Haskell County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Haskell County, KS rating "Moderate", 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Haskell County, KS is the 864-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kansas alone it ranks 68 of 105. Haskell County covers 578 square miles and counts 3,591 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pope County, IL and Loup County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kansas

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