Harrison County, WV Shrink-Swell Risk

Harrison County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Harrison County, WV, 82% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.25% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Harrison 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 Harrison County will actually do.

Budgeting for Harrison County, WV

Harrison 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.

Harrison County's rank among West Virginia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Harrison County, WV ranks 1,753 most-constrained nationally, and 20 of 55 within West Virginia. Harrison County, WV is 416 square miles with a population of 64,472.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lawrence County, IL and Blaine County, ID are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in West Virginia

Every county in West Virginia is on this site, including Calhoun County, WV and Gilmer County, WV. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.