Kings County, NY Shrink-Swell Risk

Kings County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Kings County, NY, 99.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 0.58% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Kings County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Kings County will actually do.

Budgeting for Kings County, NY

Kings 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Kings County, NY ranks 3,039 most-constrained nationally, and 61 of 62 within New York. Kings County covers 69 square miles and counts 2,617,631 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Allen Parish, LA and Cass County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in New York

Every county in New York is on this site, including Hamilton County, NY and Greene County, NY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.