Pasquotank County, NC Shrink-Swell Risk

What Pasquotank County, NC's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Pasquotank County, NC's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.35% across 63.5% 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 Pasquotank County, NC at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Pasquotank County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Pasquotank County, NC 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.

Pasquotank County's rank among North Carolina counties

Nationally, Pasquotank County, NC is the 1,687-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within North Carolina alone it ranks 23 of 100. Pasquotank County covers 227 square miles and counts 41,418 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Bollinger County, MO and Iroquois County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of North Carolina

Every county in North Carolina is on this site, including Union County, NC and Graham County, NC. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.