Scott County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Scott County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Scott County, KS, 73.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.35% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Scott 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 Scott County.

Budgeting for Scott County, KS

Scott 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.

Scott County's rank among Kansas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Scott County, KS ranks 947 most-constrained nationally, and 71 of 105 within Kansas. Scott County, KS is 718 square miles with a population of 4,914.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Robertson County, TX and Prowers County, CO are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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