Henry County, TN Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Henry County, TN: USDA's soil survey rates 99.3% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.6% 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 Henry County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Henry County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Henry County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Henry 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Henry County, TN is the 2,388-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Tennessee alone it ranks 72 of 95. Henry County covers 562 square miles and counts 32,883 residents.

See how another county compares

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

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More of Tennessee

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