Prowers County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

What Prowers County, CO's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Prowers County, CO's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.42% across 71.6% of the county's surveyed land. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Prowers County, CO at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Prowers 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.

Prowers County's rank among Colorado counties

Nationally, Prowers County, CO is the 1,623-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Colorado alone it ranks 30 of 63. The county spans 1,638 square miles, home to 11,957 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Rush County, IN and Accomack County, VA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Colorado

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