Maui County, HI Shrink-Swell Risk

Maui County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Maui County, HI, 92.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.66% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Maui 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 Maui County, HI

Maui 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.

Maui County's rank among Hawaii counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Maui County, HI ranks 2,322 most-constrained nationally, and 2 of 3 within Hawaii. The county spans 1,162 square miles, home to 163,688 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Madison County, VA and Brooks County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Hawaii

Every county in Hawaii is on this site, including Honolulu County, HI and Hawaii County, HI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.