Camden County, NJ Shrink-Swell Risk

Camden County, NJ's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Camden County, NJ: USDA's soil survey rates 99% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.02% 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 Camden County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Camden 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 Camden County, NJ 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 Camden County, NJ compares

Nationally, Camden County, NJ is the 2,883-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within New Jersey alone it ranks 17 of 21. Camden County, NJ is 221 square miles with a population of 533,988.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Roseau County, MN and Fresno County, CA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of New Jersey

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