Klamath County, OR Shrink-Swell Risk

Klamath County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Klamath County, OR, 67.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.66% 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

Klamath 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 Klamath County, OR

Klamath 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.

Klamath County's rank among Oregon counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Klamath County, OR ranks 1,443 most-constrained nationally, and 21 of 36 within Oregon. The county spans 5,950 square miles, home to 70,438 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Steuben County, IN and Kauai County, HI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Oregon

Every county in Oregon is on this site, including Lincoln County, OR and Lane County, OR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.