Cleburne County, AR Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Cleburne County, AR

Low

Soil across 77.7% of Cleburne County, AR comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.4% linear extensibility. 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.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Cleburne County, AR - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Cleburne County.

Cleburne County: the real numbers

Cleburne 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 Cleburne County, AR compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Cleburne County, AR ranks 2,618 most-constrained nationally, and 74 of 75 within Arkansas. The county spans 554 square miles, home to 25,646 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. La Crosse County, WI and Jersey County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Arkansas

Every county in Arkansas is on this site, including Pike County, AR and Baxter County, AR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.