Henry County, VA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Henry County, VA

Low

Soil across 91.6% of Henry County, VA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.72% 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 Henry County, VA - 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).

Henry County: the real numbers

Henry 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.

Henry County's rank among Virginia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Henry County, VA ranks 2,257 most-constrained nationally, and 100 of 114 within Virginia. Henry County, VA is 382 square miles with a population of 49,385.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Finney County, KS and Cherokee County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Virginia

Every county in Virginia is on this site, including Dinwiddie County, VA and Prince George County, VA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.