Sevier County, UT Shrink-Swell Risk

Sevier County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Sevier County, UT, 69.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.48% 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

Sevier County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Sevier County, UT

Sevier 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 Sevier County, UT compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Sevier County, UT ranks 1,579 most-constrained nationally, and 15 of 29 within Utah. Sevier County covers 1,910 square miles and counts 22,520 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Richmond County, GA and Richardson County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Utah

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