Stafford County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Stafford County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Stafford County, KS, 88.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.79% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Stafford 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 Stafford County, KS

Stafford 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 Stafford County, KS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Stafford County, KS ranks 2,182 most-constrained nationally, and 105 of 105 within Kansas. Stafford County covers 792 square miles and counts 3,901 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Alexandria city, VA and Barrow County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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