Scotland County, NC Shrink-Swell Risk
Scotland County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading
Low
In Scotland County, NC, 96.8% 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
Scotland 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 Scotland County.
Budgeting for Scotland County, NC
Scotland 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, Scotland County, NC ranks 2,536 most-constrained nationally, and 75 of 100 within North Carolina. Scotland County covers 319 square miles and counts 33,898 residents.
See how another county compares
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. San Jacinto County, TX and Calhoun County, AR are worth a look for comparison.
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Elsewhere in North Carolina
Every county in North Carolina is on this site, including Anson County, NC and Rutherford County, NC. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.