Kay County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

Kay County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Kay County, OK, 48.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 5.44% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Kay 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 Kay County will actually do.

Budgeting for Kay County, OK

Kay 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.

Kay County's rank among Oklahoma counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Kay County, OK ranks 223 most-constrained nationally, and 3 of 77 within Oklahoma. The county spans 920 square miles, home to 43,437 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Grayson County, KY and Young County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Oklahoma

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