Henderson County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Henderson County, KY's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.45% across 72.4% of the county's surveyed land. 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.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Henderson County, KY at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Henderson County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Henderson 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.

How Henderson County, KY compares

Nationally, Henderson County, KY is the 1,600-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kentucky alone it ranks 62 of 120. Henderson County covers 436 square miles and counts 44,175 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Cedar County, IA and Bedford County, VA 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.