Crawford County, AR Shrink-Swell Risk

Crawford County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Crawford County, AR, 67.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.53% 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

Crawford 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 Crawford County, AR

Crawford 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 Crawford County, AR compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Crawford County, AR ranks 1,537 most-constrained nationally, and 44 of 75 within Arkansas. The county spans 595 square miles, home to 62,258 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Benson County, ND and Simpson County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Arkansas

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