Pitkin County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Pitkin County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Pitkin County, CO, 84.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.72% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Pitkin County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Pitkin County.

Budgeting for Pitkin County, CO

Pitkin 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.

Pitkin County's rank among Colorado counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Pitkin County, CO ranks 2,260 most-constrained nationally, and 48 of 63 within Colorado. Pitkin County, CO is 971 square miles with a population of 16,643.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Yolo County, CA and Owyhee County, ID are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

Every county in Colorado is on this site, including Larimer County, CO and Montezuma County, CO. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.