Greene County, VA Shrink-Swell Risk

Greene County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Greene County, VA, 55.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.66% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

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. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Greene County will actually do.

Budgeting for Greene County, VA

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, VA ranks 1,444 most-constrained nationally, and 29 of 114 within Virginia. Greene County covers 156 square miles and counts 21,744 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Ballard County, KY and Maverick County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Virginia

Every county in Virginia is on this site, including Charlotte County, VA and Gloucester County, VA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.