Schoharie County, NY Shrink-Swell Risk

Schoharie County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Schoharie County, NY, 93.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.31% 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

Schoharie County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Schoharie County will actually do.

Budgeting for Schoharie County, NY

Schoharie 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.

How Schoharie County, NY compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Schoharie County, NY ranks 2,692 most-constrained nationally, and 36 of 62 within New York. The county spans 622 square miles, home to 30,151 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Washington County, ID and Erath County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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