Hudson County, NJ Shrink-Swell Risk

Hudson County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Hudson County, NJ, 100% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 0.32% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Hudson County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Hudson County.

Budgeting for Hudson County, NJ

Hudson 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.

Hudson County's rank among New Jersey counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Hudson County, NJ ranks 3,067 most-constrained nationally, and 20 of 21 within New Jersey. Hudson County covers 46 square miles and counts 736,185 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. McDowell County, NC and Douglas County, SD are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in New Jersey

Every county in New Jersey is on this site, including Hunterdon County, NJ and Atlantic County, NJ. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.