Sherman County, OR Shrink-Swell Risk

Sherman County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Sherman County, OR, 100% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.5% 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

Sherman 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 Sherman County.

Budgeting for Sherman County, OR

Sherman 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Sherman County, OR ranks 2,509 most-constrained nationally, and 36 of 36 within Oregon. The county spans 824 square miles, home to 2,002 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Calaveras County, CA and Shawnee County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Oregon

Every county in Oregon is on this site, including Clackamas County, OR and Jefferson County, OR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.