Fulton County, PA Shrink-Swell Risk

Fulton County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Fulton County, PA, 95.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.43% 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

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, PA

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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Fulton County, PA ranks 2,587 most-constrained nationally, and 42 of 67 within Pennsylvania. Fulton County, PA is 438 square miles with a population of 14,452.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Suffolk County, NY and Fulton County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

Every county in Pennsylvania is on this site, including Juniata County, PA and Forest County, PA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.