Eddy County, NM Shrink-Swell Risk

Eddy County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Eddy County, NM, 67.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.52% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Eddy 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 Eddy County will actually do.

Budgeting for Eddy County, NM

Eddy 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, Eddy County, NM ranks 1,544 most-constrained nationally, and 23 of 32 within New Mexico. Eddy County covers 4,176 square miles and counts 61,436 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Blount County, TN and Schuyler County, NY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in New Mexico

Every county in New Mexico is on this site, including Luna County, NM and Chaves County, NM. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.