Cumberland County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Cumberland County, KY

Low

Soil across 80.7% of Cumberland County, KY comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.03% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Cumberland County, KY - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Cumberland County will actually do.

Cumberland County: the real numbers

Cumberland 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Cumberland County, KY ranks 1,961 most-constrained nationally, and 90 of 120 within Kentucky. Cumberland County, KY is 305 square miles with a population of 6,047.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Chowan County, NC and Marengo County, AL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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