Caledonia County, VT Shrink-Swell Risk

Caledonia County, VT's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Caledonia County, VT: USDA's soil survey rates 99.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (0.85% 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 Caledonia County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Caledonia County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Caledonia County, VT 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Caledonia County, VT is the 2,964-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Vermont alone it ranks 11 of 14. Caledonia County, VT is 649 square miles with a population of 30,535.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Niobrara County, WY and Caldwell Parish, LA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Vermont

Every county in Vermont is on this site, including Windham County, VT and Washington County, VT. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.