Rappahannock County, VA Shrink-Swell Risk

Rappahannock County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Rappahannock County, VA, 87.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.88% 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

Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County.

Budgeting for Rappahannock County, VA

Rappahannock 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, Rappahannock County, VA ranks 2,101 most-constrained nationally, and 89 of 114 within Virginia. Rappahannock County, VA is 266 square miles with a population of 7,479.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Acadia Parish, LA and Geauga County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Virginia

Every county in Virginia is on this site, including Fairfax County, VA and Fairfax city, VA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.