Bedford County, PA Shrink-Swell Risk

Bedford County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Bedford County, PA, 88.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.61% 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

Bedford County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Bedford County will actually do.

Budgeting for Bedford County, PA

Bedford 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.

Bedford County's rank among Pennsylvania counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Bedford County, PA ranks 2,375 most-constrained nationally, and 29 of 67 within Pennsylvania. The county spans 1,012 square miles, home to 47,643 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Raleigh County, WV and Henderson County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

Every county in Pennsylvania is on this site, including Sullivan County, PA and Allegheny County, PA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.