Monroe County, PA Shrink-Swell Risk

Monroe County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Monroe County, PA, 99.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.07% 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

Monroe County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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.

Budgeting for Monroe County, PA

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.

Monroe County's rank among Pennsylvania counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Monroe County, PA ranks 2,860 most-constrained nationally, and 59 of 67 within Pennsylvania. The county spans 608 square miles, home to 166,523 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Harnett County, NC and Jackson County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

Every county in Pennsylvania is on this site, including Montour County, PA and Forest County, PA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.