Juab County, UT Shrink-Swell Risk

Juab County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Juab County, UT, 92.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.49% linear extensibility on average. 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.

Before you rely on this for one address

Juab 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 Juab County will actually do.

Budgeting for Juab County, UT

Juab 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Juab County, UT ranks 2,529 most-constrained nationally, and 28 of 29 within Utah. Juab County, UT is 3,392 square miles with a population of 13,297.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Dallam County, TX and Pierce County, ND are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Utah

Every county in Utah is on this site, including Grand County, UT and Kane County, UT. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.