Monroe County, AL Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Monroe County, AL

Low

Soil across 72.5% of Monroe County, AL comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.18% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Monroe County, AL - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Monroe County.

Monroe County: the real numbers

Monroe 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, Monroe County, AL ranks 1,816 most-constrained nationally, and 23 of 67 within Alabama. Monroe County, AL is 1,026 square miles with a population of 19,057.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Deuel County, NE and Montgomery County, VA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Alabama

Every county in Alabama is on this site, including Jackson County, AL and Baldwin County, AL. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.