Uinta County, WY Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Uinta County, WY

Low

Soil across 76.9% of Uinta County, WY comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.41% linear extensibility. 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.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Uinta County, WY - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Uinta County.

Uinta County: the real numbers

Uinta 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.

Uinta County's rank among Wyoming counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Uinta County, WY ranks 1,636 most-constrained nationally, and 16 of 23 within Wyoming. Uinta County covers 2,082 square miles and counts 20,621 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Buffalo County, NE and Collin County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wyoming

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