Sublette County, WY Shrink-Swell Risk

What Sublette County, WY's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Sublette County, WY's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.5% across 75.2% of the county's surveyed land. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Sublette County, WY 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 Sublette County, WY 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.

Sublette County's rank among Wyoming counties

Nationally, Sublette County, WY is the 1,566-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Wyoming alone it ranks 14 of 23. Sublette County, WY is 4,886 square miles with a population of 8,965.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Monroe County, MS and Upson County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Wyoming

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