Pratt County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Pratt County, KS

Low

Soil across 74.3% of Pratt County, KS comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.39% 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 Pratt 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 Pratt County.

Pratt County: the real numbers

Pratt 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.

How Pratt County, KS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Pratt County, KS ranks 1,654 most-constrained nationally, and 100 of 105 within Kansas. The county spans 735 square miles, home to 9,137 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Calhoun County, MI and Sharp County, AR are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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