Sweetwater County, WY Shrink-Swell Risk

Sweetwater County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Sweetwater County, WY, 86.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2% 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

Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County, WY

Sweetwater 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, Sweetwater County, WY ranks 1,984 most-constrained nationally, and 20 of 23 within Wyoming. The county spans 10,427 square miles, home to 41,273 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Sherman County, TX and Webster County, MO are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wyoming

Every county in Wyoming is on this site, including Platte County, WY and Weston County, WY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.