Linn County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Linn County, KS

Moderate

Soil across 46.3% of Linn County, KS comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 5.81% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Linn County, KS - 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 Linn County.

Linn County: the real numbers

Linn 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 Linn County, KS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Linn County, KS ranks 156 most-constrained nationally, and 22 of 105 within Kansas. Linn County covers 594 square miles and counts 9,841 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Yoakum County, TX and Camp County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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