Septic suitability in Bent County, CO
Very limited
Bent County, CO's SSURGO dominant class comes back "Very limited", covering 61.8% of the county. A standard gravity system routinely fails on ground like this; the same share of the county falls in USDA's worst absorption-field bucket outright. The county spans 1,512.847 square miles, home to 5,779 people.
What this number does and doesn't tell you
Bent County's rating is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.
Bent County: conventional vs. engineered cost
61.8% of Bent County carrying a "Very limited" reading changes the realistic budget here. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.
Bent County's rank among Colorado counties
Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Bent County, CO ranks 2,688 most-constrained nationally, and 46 of 63 within Colorado.
Further reading
How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems