Fauquier County, VA Shrink-Swell Risk

Fauquier County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Fauquier County, VA, 67.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.57% 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

Fauquier 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 Fauquier County will actually do.

Budgeting for Fauquier County, VA

Fauquier 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, Fauquier County, VA ranks 1,495 most-constrained nationally, and 34 of 114 within Virginia. The county spans 648 square miles, home to 75,865 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Summit County, CO and Louisa County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Virginia

Every county in Virginia is on this site, including Campbell County, VA and Martinsville city, VA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.