Reno County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

What Reno County, KS's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Reno County, KS's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.5% across 74.5% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Reno County, KS at once, not any single address. 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 Reno County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Reno County, KS 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Reno County, KS is the 1,562-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kansas alone it ranks 96 of 105. The county spans 1,255 square miles, home to 61,417 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Williams County, ND and Forest County, PA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kansas

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