Searcy County, AR Shrink-Swell Risk

What Searcy County, AR's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Searcy County, AR's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.35% across 73.9% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Searcy County, AR at once, not any single address. 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 Searcy County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Searcy County, AR 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, Searcy County, AR is the 1,692-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Arkansas alone it ranks 52 of 75. Searcy County covers 666 square miles and counts 7,836 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Henderson County, TN and Blanco County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Arkansas

Every county in Arkansas is on this site, including Polk County, AR and Washington County, AR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.