Montgomery County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Montgomery County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Montgomery County, KY, 52.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.32% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, KY

Montgomery 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.

Montgomery County's rank among Kentucky counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Montgomery County, KY ranks 962 most-constrained nationally, and 35 of 120 within Kentucky. Montgomery County, KY is 197 square miles with a population of 28,771.

Before you act on this

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

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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