Campbell County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

What Campbell County, KY's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Campbell County, KY's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.68% across 79.2% of the county's surveyed land. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Campbell County, KY at once, not any single address. 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 Campbell County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Campbell County, KY rating "Moderate", 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.

Campbell County's rank among Kentucky counties

Nationally, Campbell County, KY is the 733-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kentucky alone it ranks 19 of 120. Campbell County covers 151 square miles and counts 94,008 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Grundy County, IL and Mason County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kentucky

Every county in Kentucky is on this site, including Boyd County, KY and Rockcastle County, KY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.