Teton County, ID Shrink-Swell Risk

Teton County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Teton County, ID, 78.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.43% linear extensibility on average. 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.

Before you rely on this for one address

Teton County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Teton County will actually do.

Budgeting for Teton County, ID

Teton 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.

Teton County's rank among Idaho counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Teton County, ID ranks 1,615 most-constrained nationally, and 15 of 44 within Idaho. The county spans 449 square miles, home to 12,932 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Yuma County, CO and Benton County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Idaho

Every county in Idaho is on this site, including Clark County, ID and Shoshone County, ID. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.