Tooele County, UT Shrink-Swell Risk

Tooele County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Tooele County, UT, 90.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.06% 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

Tooele 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 Tooele County, UT

Tooele 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, Tooele County, UT ranks 1,930 most-constrained nationally, and 21 of 29 within Utah. Tooele County covers 7,040 square miles and counts 84,488 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Macoupin County, IL and Weber County, UT are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Utah

Every county in Utah is on this site, including Rich County, UT and Wayne County, UT. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.