Greenbrier County, WV Shrink-Swell Risk

What Greenbrier County, WV's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Greenbrier County, WV's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.83% across 76% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Greenbrier County, WV at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Greenbrier County, WV rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Greenbrier County's rank among West Virginia counties

Nationally, Greenbrier County, WV is the 2,138-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within West Virginia alone it ranks 29 of 55. Greenbrier County, WV is 1,020 square miles with a population of 31,851.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Ritchie County, WV and Halifax County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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More of West Virginia

Every county in West Virginia is on this site, including Logan County, WV and Tucker County, WV. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.