Norton County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Norton County, KS's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Norton County, KS: USDA's soil survey rates 59.9% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.61% 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 Norton County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Norton County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. 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 Norton County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Norton County, KS rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Norton County's rank among Kansas counties

Nationally, Norton County, KS is the 1,472-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kansas alone it ranks 89 of 105. Norton County, KS is 878 square miles with a population of 5,335.

See how another county compares

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

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More of Kansas

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