Montrose County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Montrose County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Montrose County, CO, 56.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.06% 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

Montrose County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Montrose County will actually do.

Budgeting for Montrose County, CO

Montrose 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Montrose County, CO ranks 1,148 most-constrained nationally, and 6 of 63 within Colorado. Montrose County covers 2,241 square miles and counts 44,806 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pawnee County, NE and Loudon County, TN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

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