Scott County, TN Shrink-Swell Risk

Scott County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Scott County, TN, 100% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.28% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Scott 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 Scott County will actually do.

Budgeting for Scott County, TN

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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Scott County, TN ranks 2,718 most-constrained nationally, and 90 of 95 within Tennessee. Scott County, TN is 532 square miles with a population of 22,517.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Ionia County, MI and Charlton County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Tennessee

Every county in Tennessee is on this site, including Benton County, TN and Humphreys County, TN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.