Chautauqua County, NY Shrink-Swell Risk

Chautauqua County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Chautauqua County, NY, 96.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.24% linear extensibility on average. 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.

Before you rely on this for one address

Chautauqua County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Chautauqua County, NY

Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County, NY compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Chautauqua County, NY ranks 2,738 most-constrained nationally, and 38 of 62 within New York. Chautauqua County, NY is 1,060 square miles with a population of 124,105.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Levy County, FL and Logan County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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