Pocahontas County, WV Shrink-Swell Risk

Pocahontas County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Pocahontas County, WV, 80.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.74% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Pocahontas County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Pocahontas County.

Budgeting for Pocahontas County, WV

Pocahontas 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.

Pocahontas County's rank among West Virginia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Pocahontas County, WV ranks 2,239 most-constrained nationally, and 36 of 55 within West Virginia. The county spans 940 square miles, home to 7,653 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Marin County, CA and Carlton County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in West Virginia

Every county in West Virginia is on this site, including Monongalia County, WV and Wirt County, WV. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.