Cocke County, TN Shrink-Swell Risk

Cocke County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Cocke County, TN, 70% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.89% 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

Cocke 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 Cocke County, TN

Cocke 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.

Cocke County's rank among Tennessee counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Cocke County, TN ranks 2,083 most-constrained nationally, and 54 of 95 within Tennessee. Cocke County, TN is 436 square miles with a population of 37,596.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jefferson County, OH and Rutherford County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Tennessee

Every county in Tennessee is on this site, including Marshall County, TN and Monroe County, TN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.