Cape May County, NJ Shrink-Swell Risk

Cape May County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Cape May County, NJ, 94.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.21% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Cape May County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Cape May County.

Budgeting for Cape May County, NJ

Cape May 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.

Cape May County's rank among New Jersey counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Cape May County, NJ ranks 2,763 most-constrained nationally, and 14 of 21 within New Jersey. Cape May County covers 252 square miles and counts 93,875 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Richmond County, GA and Richardson County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in New Jersey

Every county in New Jersey is on this site, including Passaic County, NJ and Monmouth County, NJ. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.