Scott County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Scott County, KY

Moderate

Soil across 77.5% of Scott County, KY comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.99% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Scott County, KY - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Scott County: the real numbers

Scott 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 Scott County, KY compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Scott County, KY ranks 568 most-constrained nationally, and 7 of 120 within Kentucky. The county spans 282 square miles, home to 61,700 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Winchester city, VA and Merrick County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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