Hinsdale County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Hinsdale County, CO's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Hinsdale County, CO: USDA's soil survey rates 75.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.29% 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 Hinsdale County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Hinsdale County, CO 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Hinsdale County, CO is the 1,736-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Colorado alone it ranks 34 of 63. The county spans 1,117 square miles, home to 747 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Saunders County, NE and Hampton County, SC are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Colorado

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