Pulaski County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Pulaski County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Pulaski County, KY, 51.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.68% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Pulaski County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Pulaski County, KY

Pulaski 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.

Pulaski County's rank among Kentucky counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Pulaski County, KY ranks 1,429 most-constrained nationally, and 49 of 120 within Kentucky. The county spans 658 square miles, home to 66,842 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Rice County, MN and Foster County, ND are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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