Roosevelt County, NM Shrink-Swell Risk

Roosevelt County, NM's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Roosevelt County, NM: USDA's soil survey rates 88.9% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.16% 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 Roosevelt County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Roosevelt County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Roosevelt County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Roosevelt County, NM 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.

Roosevelt County's rank among New Mexico counties

Nationally, Roosevelt County, NM is the 1,837-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within New Mexico alone it ranks 31 of 32. Roosevelt County, NM is 2,446 square miles with a population of 18,713.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Angelina County, TX and Marinette County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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More of New Mexico

Every county in New Mexico is on this site, including Guadalupe County, NM and Bernalillo County, NM. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.