Lake County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Lake County, CO

Low

Soil across 98.5% of Lake County, CO comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.83% linear extensibility. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Lake County, CO - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Lake County.

Lake County: the real numbers

Lake 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.

How Lake County, CO compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lake County, CO ranks 2,972 most-constrained nationally, and 61 of 63 within Colorado. The county spans 377 square miles, home to 7,369 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Union County, SC and Big Horn County, MT are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

Every county in Colorado is on this site, including Washington County, CO and Logan County, CO. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.