Owsley County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Owsley County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Owsley County, KY, 94.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.43% 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

Owsley County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Owsley County will actually do.

Budgeting for Owsley County, KY

Owsley 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, Owsley County, KY ranks 2,589 most-constrained nationally, and 106 of 120 within Kentucky. The county spans 197 square miles, home to 3,928 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Oregon County, MO and Noxubee County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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