Daviess County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Daviess County, KY

Low

Soil across 82.9% of Daviess County, KY comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.2% linear extensibility. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Daviess 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 Daviess County will actually do.

Daviess County: the real numbers

Daviess 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.

Daviess County's rank among Kentucky counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Daviess County, KY ranks 1,795 most-constrained nationally, and 74 of 120 within Kentucky. The county spans 458 square miles, home to 104,457 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Rawlins County, KS and Cowley County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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