Cabell County, WV Shrink-Swell Risk

What Cabell County, WV's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Cabell County, WV's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.69% across 64.9% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Cabell County, WV at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Cabell County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Cabell County, WV rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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 Cabell County, WV compares

Nationally, Cabell County, WV is the 1,418-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within West Virginia alone it ranks 17 of 55. The county spans 281 square miles, home to 91,489 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lincoln County, SD and Gates County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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More of West Virginia

Every county in West Virginia is on this site, including Mingo County, WV and Jefferson County, WV. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.