Cheshire County, NH Shrink-Swell Risk

Cheshire County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Cheshire County, NH, 95.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.02% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Cheshire 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 Cheshire County, NH

Cheshire 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.

Cheshire County's rank among New Hampshire counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Cheshire County, NH ranks 2,886 most-constrained nationally, and 4 of 10 within New Hampshire. Cheshire County covers 707 square miles and counts 78,078 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Wayne County, IN and Cassia County, ID are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in New Hampshire

Every county in New Hampshire is on this site, including Coos County, NH and Belknap County, NH. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.