Phillips County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Phillips County, CO

Low

Soil across 62.1% of Phillips County, CO comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.97% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Phillips County, CO - 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 Phillips County will actually do.

Phillips County: the real numbers

Phillips 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.

Phillips County's rank among Colorado counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Phillips County, CO ranks 1,216 most-constrained nationally, and 9 of 63 within Colorado. Phillips County covers 688 square miles and counts 4,488 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lincoln County, WA and Cottonwood County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

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