Hardin County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Hardin County, KY's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Hardin County, KY: USDA's soil survey rates 54.4% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.7% 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 Hardin County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Hardin County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. 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 Hardin County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Hardin County, KY rating "Low", 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Hardin County, KY is the 1,406-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kentucky alone it ranks 47 of 120. Hardin County covers 624 square miles and counts 112,826 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Echols County, GA and Stearns County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kentucky

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