Pueblo County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Pueblo County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Pueblo County, CO, 67.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.87% 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

Pueblo County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Pueblo County will actually do.

Budgeting for Pueblo County, CO

Pueblo 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.

Pueblo County's rank among Colorado counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Pueblo County, CO ranks 1,278 most-constrained nationally, and 12 of 63 within Colorado. Pueblo County, CO is 2,387 square miles with a population of 169,866.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Orange County, NC and Huntingdon County, PA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

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