Greenup County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

What Greenup County, KY's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Greenup County, KY's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.44% across 53.2% of the county's surveyed land. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Greenup County, KY 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 Greenup County, KY rating "Moderate", 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.

How Greenup County, KY compares

Nationally, Greenup County, KY is the 880-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kentucky alone it ranks 33 of 120. Greenup County covers 344 square miles and counts 35,273 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lenoir County, NC and Lincoln County, TN are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kentucky

Every county in Kentucky is on this site, including Pendleton County, KY and Fayette County, KY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.