Schuylkill County, PA Shrink-Swell Risk

Schuylkill County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Schuylkill County, PA, 98.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.36% 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

Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County will actually do.

Budgeting for Schuylkill County, PA

Schuylkill 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, Schuylkill County, PA ranks 2,649 most-constrained nationally, and 49 of 67 within Pennsylvania. Schuylkill County covers 779 square miles and counts 144,523 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Chippewa County, MN and Eaton County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

Every county in Pennsylvania is on this site, including Columbia County, PA and Pike County, PA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.