Crittenden County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Crittenden County, KY's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Crittenden County, KY: USDA's soil survey rates 77.2% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.13% linear extensibility). That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What Crittenden County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Crittenden County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Crittenden County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Crittenden County, KY 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Crittenden County, KY is the 1,865-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kentucky alone it ranks 83 of 120. Crittenden County covers 360 square miles and counts 8,982 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Douglas County, NV and Osceola County, FL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kentucky

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