Lawrence County, TN Shrink-Swell Risk

Lawrence County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Lawrence County, TN, 97.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.49% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, TN

Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, TN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lawrence County, TN ranks 2,520 most-constrained nationally, and 79 of 95 within Tennessee. Lawrence County, TN is 617 square miles with a population of 46,467.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Clark County, OH and Umatilla County, OR are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Tennessee

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