Greene County, NY Shrink-Swell Risk

Greene County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Greene County, NY, 94.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.36% 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

Greene 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 Greene County, NY

Greene 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, Greene County, NY ranks 2,652 most-constrained nationally, and 34 of 62 within New York. The county spans 647 square miles, home to 46,903 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Cherokee County, NC and Moniteau County, MO are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in New York

Every county in New York is on this site, including Franklin County, NY and Madison County, NY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.