Hancock County, ME Shrink-Swell Risk

Hancock County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Hancock County, ME, 93.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 0.97% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Hancock 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 Hancock County, ME

Hancock 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, Hancock County, ME ranks 2,909 most-constrained nationally, and 12 of 16 within Maine. Hancock County covers 1,587 square miles and counts 56,946 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Starke County, IN and Kenosha County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Maine

Every county in Maine is on this site, including Androscoggin County, ME and York County, ME. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.