Park County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Park County, CO's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Park County, CO: USDA's soil survey rates 94.1% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.11% linear extensibility). That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What Park County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Park County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Park County, CO 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.

How Park County, CO compares

Nationally, Park County, CO is the 2,836-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Colorado alone it ranks 58 of 63. Park County, CO is 2,194 square miles with a population of 18,316.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Knox County, TN and Taylor County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Colorado

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