Saguache County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Saguache County, CO

Low

Soil across 85.6% of Saguache County, CO comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.68% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Saguache County, CO - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Saguache County will actually do.

Saguache County: the real numbers

Saguache 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Saguache County, CO ranks 2,307 most-constrained nationally, and 50 of 63 within Colorado. The county spans 3,169 square miles, home to 6,670 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Rankin County, MS and Phillips County, MT are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

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