Lynchburg city, VA Shrink-Swell Risk

Lynchburg city, VA's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Lynchburg city, VA: USDA's soil survey rates 59.3% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.73% linear extensibility). That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What Lynchburg city's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Lynchburg city can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Lynchburg city will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Lynchburg city, VA 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, Lynchburg city, VA is the 1,386-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Virginia alone it ranks 26 of 114. Lynchburg city, VA is 49 square miles with a population of 80,301.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Scott County, IA and St. Mary's County, MD are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Virginia

Every county in Virginia is on this site, including Floyd County, VA and James City County, VA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.