Hood River County, OR Shrink-Swell Risk

What Hood River County, OR's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Hood River County, OR's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.71% across 89.9% of the county's surveyed land. 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.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Hood River County, OR at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Hood River County, OR 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.

Hood River County's rank among Oregon counties

Nationally, Hood River County, OR is the 2,272-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Oregon alone it ranks 31 of 36. Hood River County, OR is 522 square miles with a population of 23,764.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Blanco County, TX and Murray County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Oregon

Every county in Oregon is on this site, including Lake County, OR and Josephine County, OR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.