Salt Lake County, UT Shrink-Swell Risk

Salt Lake County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Salt Lake County, UT, 54.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.8% 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

Salt Lake County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Salt Lake County.

Budgeting for Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake 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.

Salt Lake County's rank among Utah counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Salt Lake County, UT ranks 1,343 most-constrained nationally, and 4 of 29 within Utah. Salt Lake County, UT is 753 square miles with a population of 1,216,274.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Garza County, TX and Red Lake County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Utah

Every county in Utah is on this site, including Utah County, UT and Davis County, UT. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.