Leavenworth County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Leavenworth County, KS

Moderate

Soil across 59.4% of Leavenworth County, KS comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 5.96% linear extensibility. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Leavenworth County, KS - 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 Leavenworth County will actually do.

Leavenworth County: the real numbers

Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth County, KS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Leavenworth County, KS ranks 135 most-constrained nationally, and 11 of 105 within Kansas. Leavenworth County, KS is 463 square miles with a population of 84,670.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Staunton city, VA and Venango County, PA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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