Logan County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Logan County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Logan County, KY, 75.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.57% 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

Logan 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 Logan County, KY

Logan 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 Logan County, KY compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Logan County, KY ranks 1,497 most-constrained nationally, and 53 of 120 within Kentucky. Logan County, KY is 552 square miles with a population of 28,467.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Queens County, NY and Ashley County, AR are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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