Clark County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Clark County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Clark County, KY, 58.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.91% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Clark County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Clark County will actually do.

Budgeting for Clark County, KY

Clark 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Clark County, KY ranks 622 most-constrained nationally, and 12 of 120 within Kentucky. Clark County, KY is 252 square miles with a population of 37,673.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Fort Bend County, TX and Hamilton County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

Every county in Kentucky is on this site, including Hardin County, KY and Graves County, KY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.