Talbot County, MD Shrink-Swell Risk

Talbot County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Talbot County, MD, 100% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.27% 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

Talbot 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 Talbot County will actually do.

Budgeting for Talbot County, MD

Talbot 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, Talbot County, MD ranks 2,727 most-constrained nationally, and 20 of 24 within Maryland. Talbot County, MD is 269 square miles with a population of 38,244.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Calhoun County, SC and Calumet County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Maryland

Every county in Maryland is on this site, including Dorchester County, MD and Somerset County, MD. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.