Henderson County, TN Shrink-Swell Risk

Henderson County, TN's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Henderson County, TN: USDA's soil survey rates 94.2% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.79% 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 Henderson County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Henderson County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Henderson County, TN 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.

Henderson County's rank among Tennessee counties

Nationally, Henderson County, TN is the 2,180-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Tennessee alone it ranks 61 of 95. The county spans 520 square miles, home to 28,183 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Starr County, TX and Orleans Parish, LA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Tennessee

Every county in Tennessee is on this site, including Sevier County, TN and Tipton County, TN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.