Henrico County, VA Shrink-Swell Risk

Henrico County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Henrico County, VA, 71.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.35% 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

Henrico 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 Henrico County will actually do.

Budgeting for Henrico County, VA

Henrico 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.

How Henrico County, VA compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Henrico County, VA ranks 1,681 most-constrained nationally, and 48 of 114 within Virginia. The county spans 234 square miles, home to 338,696 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Curry County, NM and Campbell County, TN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Virginia

Every county in Virginia is on this site, including York County, VA and Falls Church city, VA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.