Taylor County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Taylor County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Taylor County, KY, 63.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.94% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Taylor County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Taylor County, KY

Taylor 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, Taylor County, KY ranks 1,236 most-constrained nationally, and 43 of 120 within Kentucky. Taylor County covers 266 square miles and counts 26,809 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Falls Church city, VA and Mellette County, SD are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

Every county in Kentucky is on this site, including Grayson County, KY and Harrison County, KY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.