Utah County, UT Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Utah County, UT

Low

Soil across 76.2% of Utah County, UT comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.23% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Utah County, UT - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Utah County: the real numbers

Utah 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.

How Utah County, UT compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Utah County, UT ranks 1,770 most-constrained nationally, and 18 of 29 within Utah. The county spans 2,004 square miles, home to 747,234 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Umatilla County, OR and Erath County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Utah

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