Jerome County, ID Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Jerome County, ID

Low

Soil across 73.1% of Jerome County, ID comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.57% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Jerome County, ID - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Jerome County.

Jerome County: the real numbers

Jerome 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.

How Jerome County, ID compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Jerome County, ID ranks 1,499 most-constrained nationally, and 14 of 44 within Idaho. The county spans 598 square miles, home to 26,056 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Grand Isle County, VT and Unicoi County, TN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Idaho

Every county in Idaho is on this site, including Bannock County, ID and Butte County, ID. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.