Broome County, NY Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Broome County, NY

Low

Soil across 100% of Broome County, NY comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.97% 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 Broome County, NY - 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).

Broome County: the real numbers

Broome 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.

Broome County's rank among New York counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Broome County, NY ranks 2,908 most-constrained nationally, and 50 of 62 within New York. Broome County covers 706 square miles and counts 196,397 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pend Oreille County, WA and Cherokee County, SC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in New York

Every county in New York is on this site, including Rockland County, NY and Oneida County, NY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.