Hart County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Hart County, KY

Low

Soil across 58.3% of Hart County, KY comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.55% linear extensibility. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Hart County, KY - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Hart County: the real numbers

Hart 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.

Hart County's rank among Kentucky counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Hart County, KY ranks 1,515 most-constrained nationally, and 55 of 120 within Kentucky. Hart County, KY is 413 square miles with a population of 19,923.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Transylvania County, NC and Houston County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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