Kit Carson County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk
Kit Carson County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading
Low
In Kit Carson County, CO, 59.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.77% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.
Before you rely on this for one address
Kit Carson County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).
Budgeting for Kit Carson County, CO
Kit Carson 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, Kit Carson County, CO ranks 1,366 most-constrained nationally, and 15 of 63 within Colorado. Kit Carson County covers 2,161 square miles and counts 7,080 residents.
Before you act on this
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Cumberland County, KY and Rock County, NE are worth a look for comparison.
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Elsewhere in Colorado
Every county in Colorado is on this site, including Jackson County, CO and Broomfield County, CO. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.