Edmonson County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Edmonson County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Edmonson County, KY, 56.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.46% 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

Edmonson County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Edmonson County.

Budgeting for Edmonson County, KY

Edmonson 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.

Edmonson County's rank among Kentucky counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Edmonson County, KY ranks 1,594 most-constrained nationally, and 60 of 120 within Kentucky. Edmonson County covers 303 square miles and counts 12,635 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Carlisle County, KY and Denton County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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