Lee County, NC Shrink-Swell Risk

Lee County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Lee County, NC, 68.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.39% 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

Lee 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 Lee County, NC

Lee 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 Lee County, NC compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lee County, NC ranks 1,650 most-constrained nationally, and 21 of 100 within North Carolina. The county spans 255 square miles, home to 68,537 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Tama County, IA and Rawlins County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in North Carolina

Every county in North Carolina is on this site, including Stanly County, NC and New Hanover County, NC. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.