Sheridan County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

What Sheridan County, KS's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Sheridan County, KS's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.84% across 65.4% of the county's surveyed land. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Sheridan County, KS at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Sheridan County, KS rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Sheridan County's rank among Kansas counties

Nationally, Sheridan County, KS is the 1,321-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kansas alone it ranks 81 of 105. Sheridan County covers 896 square miles and counts 2,397 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Terry County, TX and Charlotte County, FL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kansas

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