Leslie County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Leslie County, KY's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Leslie County, KY: USDA's soil survey rates 97.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.05% 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 Leslie County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Leslie County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Leslie County, KY rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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

Nationally, Leslie County, KY is the 2,876-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kentucky alone it ranks 118 of 120. Leslie County, KY is 401 square miles with a population of 9,729.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Park County, WY and Sacramento County, CA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kentucky

Every county in Kentucky is on this site, including Clay County, KY and Grayson County, KY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.