Ashley County, AR Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Ashley County, AR

Moderate

Soil across 77.8% of Ashley County, AR comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.25% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Ashley County, AR - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Ashley County.

Ashley County: the real numbers

Ashley 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.

Ashley County's rank among Arkansas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Ashley County, AR ranks 1,015 most-constrained nationally, and 30 of 75 within Arkansas. The county spans 925 square miles, home to 17,984 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Sussex County, NJ and Searcy County, AR are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Arkansas

Every county in Arkansas is on this site, including Grant County, AR and Cleveland County, AR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.