Sagadahoc County, ME Shrink-Swell Risk

Sagadahoc County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Sagadahoc County, ME, 87.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.48% 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

Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County.

Budgeting for Sagadahoc County, ME

Sagadahoc 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, Sagadahoc County, ME ranks 2,535 most-constrained nationally, and 3 of 16 within Maine. The county spans 254 square miles, home to 37,582 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Otsego County, NY and Granville County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Maine

Every county in Maine is on this site, including Knox County, ME and Oxford County, ME. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.