Bristol city, VA Shrink-Swell Risk

Bristol city's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Bristol city, VA, 54.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.62% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Bristol city's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Bristol city.

Budgeting for Bristol city, VA

Bristol city'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.

Bristol city's rank among Virginia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Bristol city, VA ranks 1,467 most-constrained nationally, and 32 of 114 within Virginia. The county spans 13 square miles, home to 16,316 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lee County, SC and Cavalier County, ND are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Virginia

Every county in Virginia is on this site, including Caroline County, VA and Galax city, VA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.