Monroe County, NY Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Monroe County, NY

Low

Soil across 83.9% of Monroe County, NY comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.17% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

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, NY - 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, NY ranks 1,820 most-constrained nationally, and 7 of 62 within New York. Monroe County, NY is 657 square miles with a population of 752,202.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Oneida County, NY and Nacogdoches County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in New York

Every county in New York is on this site, including Greene County, NY and Orleans County, NY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.