Kiowa County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk
Shrink-swell potential in Kiowa County, CO
Low
Soil across 62.3% of Kiowa County, CO comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.86% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.
What this number does and doesn't tell you
This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Kiowa County, CO - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Kiowa County will actually do.
Kiowa County: the real numbers
Kiowa 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, Kiowa County, CO ranks 1,305 most-constrained nationally, and 14 of 63 within Colorado. Kiowa County, CO is 1,768 square miles with a population of 1,392.
See how another county compares
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Fillmore County, MN and Jefferson County, GA are worth a look for comparison.
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Elsewhere in Colorado
Every county in Colorado is on this site, including Jefferson County, CO and Conejos County, CO. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.