Estill County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Estill County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Estill County, KY, 80% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.07% linear extensibility on average. 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.

Before you rely on this for one address

Estill County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Estill County, KY

Estill 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.

Estill County's rank among Kentucky counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Estill County, KY ranks 1,915 most-constrained nationally, and 87 of 120 within Kentucky. Estill County, KY is 253 square miles with a population of 14,002.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Benton County, OR and Ransom County, ND are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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