New Hanover County, NC Shrink-Swell Risk
New Hanover County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading
Low
In New Hanover County, NC, 90.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.96% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.
Before you rely on this for one address
New Hanover 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 New Hanover County, NC
New Hanover 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.
How New Hanover County, NC compares
Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, New Hanover County, NC ranks 2,016 most-constrained nationally, and 38 of 100 within North Carolina. The county spans 192 square miles, home to 243,333 people.
See how another county compares
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Buchanan County, MO and Tehama County, CA are worth a look for comparison.
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Elsewhere in North Carolina
Every county in North Carolina is on this site, including Orange County, NC and Perquimans County, NC. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.