Wallace County, KS Shrink-Swell Risk

Wallace County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Wallace County, KS, 73.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.67% 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

Wallace County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Wallace County.

Budgeting for Wallace County, KS

Wallace 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 Wallace County, KS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wallace County, KS ranks 1,442 most-constrained nationally, and 86 of 105 within Kansas. Wallace County covers 914 square miles and counts 1,472 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pierce County, WA and Faulk County, SD are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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