Fulton County, AR Shrink-Swell Risk

Fulton County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Fulton County, AR, 77.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.6% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Fulton 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 Fulton County will actually do.

Budgeting for Fulton County, AR

Fulton 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.

How Fulton County, AR compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Fulton County, AR ranks 781 most-constrained nationally, and 26 of 75 within Arkansas. Fulton County covers 618 square miles and counts 12,546 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Chatham County, NC and Berkeley County, SC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Arkansas

Every county in Arkansas is on this site, including Lincoln County, AR and Polk County, AR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.