Cherokee County, SC Shrink-Swell Risk

Cherokee County, SC's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Cherokee County, SC: USDA's soil survey rates 55.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.8% linear extensibility). Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What Cherokee County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Cherokee County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Cherokee County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Cherokee County, SC 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 Cherokee County, SC compares

Nationally, Cherokee County, SC is the 1,345-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within South Carolina alone it ranks 4 of 46. The county spans 393 square miles, home to 57,770 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Piute County, UT and Evangeline Parish, LA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of South Carolina

Every county in South Carolina is on this site, including Darlington County, SC and Newberry County, SC. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.