Stokes County, NC Shrink-Swell Risk

Stokes County, NC's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Stokes County, NC: USDA's soil survey rates 91.4% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.82% linear extensibility). Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What Stokes County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Stokes County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Stokes County, NC 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.

How Stokes County, NC compares

Nationally, Stokes County, NC is the 2,150-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within North Carolina alone it ranks 43 of 100. Stokes County covers 449 square miles and counts 45,857 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Brunswick County, NC and Salt Lake County, UT are worth a look for comparison.

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More of North Carolina

Every county in North Carolina is on this site, including Currituck County, NC and Tyrrell County, NC. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.