Page County, VA Shrink-Swell Risk
Page County, VA's soil, for shrink-swell risk
Low
Page County, VA: USDA's soil survey rates 69.5% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.3% linear extensibility). Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.
What Page County's reading doesn't cover
Two lots a mile apart in Page County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. 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 Page County.
What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it
With Page County, VA 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.
How Page County, VA compares
Nationally, Page County, VA is the 1,726-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Virginia alone it ranks 53 of 114. Page County, VA is 310 square miles with a population of 23,686.
See how another county compares
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Knox County, KY and Tulsa County, OK are worth a look for comparison.
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