Susquehanna County, PA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Susquehanna County, PA

Low

Soil across 100% of Susquehanna County, PA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.75% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Susquehanna County, PA - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Susquehanna County.

Susquehanna County: the real numbers

Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County, PA compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Susquehanna County, PA ranks 3,005 most-constrained nationally, and 66 of 67 within Pennsylvania. Susquehanna County covers 823 square miles and counts 38,100 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Raleigh County, WV and Bent County, CO are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

Every county in Pennsylvania is on this site, including Wayne County, PA and Monroe County, PA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.