Kane County, UT Shrink-Swell Risk

What Kane County, UT's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Kane County, UT's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.92% across 59.9% of the county's surveyed land. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Kane County, UT 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 Kane County, UT 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, Kane County, UT is the 1,253-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Utah alone it ranks 1 of 29. The county spans 3,994 square miles, home to 8,525 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Adams County, OH and Keya Paha County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Utah

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