Greensville County, VA Shrink-Swell Risk

Greensville County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Greensville County, VA, 48.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.26% linear extensibility on average. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

Before you rely on this for one address

Greensville 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 Greensville County will actually do.

Budgeting for Greensville County, VA

Greensville 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.

Greensville County's rank among Virginia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Greensville County, VA ranks 1,004 most-constrained nationally, and 9 of 114 within Virginia. Greensville County, VA is 295 square miles with a population of 11,150.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jones County, SD and Texas County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Virginia

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