Kenton County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Kenton County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Kenton County, KY, 79.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.68% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Kenton County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Kenton County, KY

Kenton 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.

Kenton County's rank among Kentucky counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Kenton County, KY ranks 730 most-constrained nationally, and 17 of 120 within Kentucky. Kenton County, KY is 160 square miles with a population of 174,862.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Florence County, WI and Boyd County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

Every county in Kentucky is on this site, including Franklin County, KY and Taylor County, KY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.