Morton County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Morton County, KS

Low

Soil across 50.9% of Morton County, KS comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.74% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Morton County, KS - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Morton County will actually do.

Morton County: the real numbers

Morton 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.

Morton County's rank among Kansas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Morton County, KS ranks 1,385 most-constrained nationally, and 83 of 105 within Kansas. The county spans 730 square miles, home to 2,485 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jefferson Davis County, MS and Roane County, WV are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

Every county in Kansas is on this site, including Haskell County, KS and Anderson County, KS. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.