Schuyler County, NY Shrink-Swell Risk

Schuyler County, NY's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Schuyler County, NY: USDA's soil survey rates 93.8% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.37% linear extensibility). That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What Schuyler County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Schuyler County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Schuyler County, NY rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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

Nationally, Schuyler County, NY is the 2,643-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within New York alone it ranks 33 of 62. The county spans 328 square miles, home to 17,121 people.

For contrast

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

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More of New York

Every county in New York is on this site, including Lewis County, NY and Richmond County, NY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.