Camden County, NC Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Camden County, NC

Low

Soil across 89% of Camden County, NC comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.77% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Camden County, NC - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Camden County.

Camden County: the real numbers

Camden 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 Camden County, NC compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Camden County, NC ranks 2,197 most-constrained nationally, and 46 of 100 within North Carolina. Camden County, NC is 240 square miles with a population of 11,184.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Hyde County, NC and Kingfisher County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in North Carolina

Every county in North Carolina is on this site, including Anson County, NC and Bertie County, NC. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.