Magoffin County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Magoffin County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Magoffin County, KY, 77.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.57% 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

Magoffin County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Magoffin County will actually do.

Budgeting for Magoffin County, KY

Magoffin 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Magoffin County, KY ranks 2,421 most-constrained nationally, and 103 of 120 within Kentucky. Magoffin County covers 308 square miles and counts 11,118 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Rhea County, TN and Bates County, MO are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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