King and Queen County, VA Shrink-Swell Risk
Shrink-swell potential in King and Queen County, VA
Low
Soil across 95.3% of King and Queen County, VA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.69% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you
This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in King and Queen County, VA - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in King and Queen County will actually do.
King and Queen County: the real numbers
King and Queen 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 King and Queen County, VA compares
Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, King and Queen County, VA ranks 2,294 most-constrained nationally, and 102 of 114 within Virginia. The county spans 315 square miles, home to 6,747 people.
Before you act on this
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pacific County, WA and Bandera County, TX are worth a look for comparison.
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Elsewhere in Virginia
Every county in Virginia is on this site, including Colonial Heights city, VA and Carroll County, VA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.