Lake County, TN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Lake County, TN

Moderate

Soil across 38.6% of Lake County, TN comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 5.14% linear extensibility. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Lake County, TN - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Lake County.

Lake County: the real numbers

Lake 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 Lake County, TN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lake County, TN ranks 272 most-constrained nationally, and 1 of 95 within Tennessee. Lake County, TN is 166 square miles with a population of 6,422.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Morris County, NJ and Butler County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Tennessee

Every county in Tennessee is on this site, including Madison County, TN and Stewart County, TN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.