Rush County, KS's soil, for a septic absorption field

Very limited

In Rush County, KS, 79.2% of the surveyed land carries a "Very limited" rating for a standard septic drain field. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - 79.2% of Rush County lands in the strictest "very limited" bucket USDA uses. Rush County covers 717.763 square miles and counts 2,810 residents.

This is a county figure, not a parcel figure

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Rush County, KS - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific perc test, usually $750-$1,850, is what a health department will actually require before permitting a lot in Rush County.

System cost, conventional vs. engineered

Given Rush County's rating, plan for the engineered-system range rather than the conventional one. The engineered-system range, $10,000-$40,000 (mound or aerobic treatment), is the more realistic number to plan around, against $3,000-$8,000 for a conventional system on the rare lot that passes.

How Rush County, KS compares

Nationally, Rush County, KS is the 2,084-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Kansas alone it ranks 57 of 105.

Related guides

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems