Bradley County, TN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Bradley County, TN

Low

Soil across 81.8% of Bradley County, TN comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2% linear extensibility. 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.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Bradley County, TN - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Bradley County: the real numbers

Bradley 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.

How Bradley County, TN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Bradley County, TN ranks 1,979 most-constrained nationally, and 50 of 95 within Tennessee. The county spans 329 square miles, home to 113,782 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Loup County, NE and Pope County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Tennessee

Every county in Tennessee is on this site, including Fentress County, TN and Cheatham County, TN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.