Sedgwick County, CO Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Sedgwick County, CO

Low

Soil across 99.6% of Sedgwick County, CO comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.78% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County will actually do.

Sedgwick County: the real numbers

Sedgwick 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.

How Sedgwick County, CO compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Sedgwick County, CO ranks 2,190 most-constrained nationally, and 46 of 63 within Colorado. The county spans 548 square miles, home to 2,257 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Stanly County, NC and Lake County, SD are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Colorado

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