Greene County, PA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Greene County, PA

Low

Soil across 73.1% of Greene County, PA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.59% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Greene County, PA - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Greene County.

Greene County: the real numbers

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, PA ranks 1,485 most-constrained nationally, and 2 of 67 within Pennsylvania. Greene County, PA is 576 square miles with a population of 33,960.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Beaufort County, NC and Fillmore County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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