Cumberland County, TN Shrink-Swell Risk

Cumberland County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Cumberland County, TN, 98.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.25% 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

Cumberland County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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.

Budgeting for Cumberland County, TN

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.

How Cumberland County, TN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Cumberland County, TN ranks 2,735 most-constrained nationally, and 92 of 95 within Tennessee. Cumberland County, TN is 681 square miles with a population of 65,618.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Webster County, MS and Waushara County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Tennessee

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