Cherokee County, NC Shrink-Swell Risk

Cherokee County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Cherokee County, NC, 98.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 0.97% 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

Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, NC

Cherokee 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.

Cherokee County's rank among North Carolina counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Cherokee County, NC ranks 2,910 most-constrained nationally, and 100 of 100 within North Carolina. The county spans 456 square miles, home to 30,373 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Cheatham County, TN and Tulsa 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 Pender County, NC and Cabarrus County, NC. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.