Clinton County, PA Shrink-Swell Risk

What Clinton County, PA's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Clinton County, PA's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.39% across 97% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Clinton County, PA at once, not any single address. 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 Clinton County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Clinton County, PA 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.

Clinton County's rank among Pennsylvania counties

Nationally, Clinton County, PA is the 2,623-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Pennsylvania alone it ranks 46 of 67. The county spans 890 square miles, home to 37,865 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Mecosta County, MI and Hall County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Pennsylvania

Every county in Pennsylvania is on this site, including Perry County, PA and Montgomery County, PA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.