Morrow County, OR Shrink-Swell Risk

Morrow County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Morrow County, OR, 85.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Morrow 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 Morrow County.

Budgeting for Morrow County, OR

Morrow 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, Morrow County, OR ranks 1,986 most-constrained nationally, and 26 of 36 within Oregon. Morrow County, OR is 2,031 square miles with a population of 12,360.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Chicot County, AR and Franklin County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Oregon

Every county in Oregon is on this site, including Linn County, OR and Wallowa County, OR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.