Sussex County, NJ Shrink-Swell Risk

Sussex County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Sussex County, NJ, 100% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 0.18% 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

Sussex 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 Sussex County will actually do.

Budgeting for Sussex County, NJ

Sussex 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 Sussex County, NJ compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Sussex County, NJ ranks 3,081 most-constrained nationally, and 21 of 21 within New Jersey. Sussex County covers 518 square miles and counts 147,444 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pope County, IL and Hubbard County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in New Jersey

Every county in New Jersey is on this site, including Hunterdon County, NJ and Gloucester County, NJ. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.