Newton County, AR Shrink-Swell Risk

What Newton County, AR's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Newton County, AR's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.39% across 71% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Newton County, AR at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Newton County, AR rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Newton County's rank among Arkansas counties

Nationally, Newton County, AR is the 1,655-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Arkansas alone it ranks 50 of 75. The county spans 821 square miles, home to 7,026 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jim Wells County, TX and Summit County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Arkansas

Every county in Arkansas is on this site, including Faulkner County, AR and Van Buren County, AR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.