Osborne County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

What Osborne County, KS's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Osborne County, KS's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 4.22% across 72% of the county's surveyed land. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Osborne County, KS at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Osborne County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Osborne County, KS rating "Moderate", 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.

How Osborne County, KS compares

Nationally, Osborne County, KS is the 467-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kansas alone it ranks 50 of 105. Osborne County covers 893 square miles and counts 3,353 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. St. Landry Parish, LA and Klamath County, OR are worth a look for comparison.

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