Inyo County, CA Shrink-Swell Risk

Inyo County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Inyo County, CA, 89.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.76% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Inyo County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Inyo County will actually do.

Budgeting for Inyo County, CA

Inyo 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.

Inyo County's rank among California counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Inyo County, CA ranks 2,209 most-constrained nationally, and 57 of 58 within California. Inyo County, CA is 10,197 square miles with a population of 18,485.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Haskell County, KS and Clallam County, WA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in California

Every county in California is on this site, including Sierra County, CA and Madera County, CA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.