Phillips County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Phillips County, KS

Low

Soil across 64.7% of Phillips County, KS comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.61% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Phillips County, KS - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Phillips County.

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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Phillips County, KS ranks 1,473 most-constrained nationally, and 90 of 105 within Kansas. Phillips County, KS is 886 square miles with a population of 4,733.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Medina County, TX and Clallam County, WA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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