Labette County, KS: the USDA septic-suitability picture

Very limited

Labette County, KS's SSURGO dominant class comes back "Very limited", covering 98.8% of the county. This is the reading that pushes a project toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one, and it covers 98.8% of Labette County's land. The county spans 645.393 square miles, home to 19,692 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

Labette 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.

Labette County: conventional vs. engineered cost

98.8% of Labette 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.

Labette County's rank among Kansas counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Labette County, KS ranks 120 most-constrained nationally, and 10 of 105 within Kansas.

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