Moffat County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Moffat County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Moffat County, CO, 79.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.21% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Moffat County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Moffat County.

Budgeting for Moffat County, CO

Moffat 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.

Moffat County's rank among Colorado counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Moffat County, CO ranks 1,790 most-constrained nationally, and 36 of 63 within Colorado. The county spans 4,743 square miles, home to 13,142 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lamoille County, VT and Palo Alto County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

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