Lincoln County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Lincoln County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Lincoln County, CO, 57.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.12% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, CO

Lincoln 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.

Lincoln County's rank among Colorado counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lincoln County, CO ranks 1,108 most-constrained nationally, and 5 of 63 within Colorado. Lincoln County, CO is 2,578 square miles with a population of 5,598.

Before you act on this

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

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Elsewhere in Colorado

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