Tucker County, WV Shrink-Swell Risk

Tucker County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Tucker County, WV, 81.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.74% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Tucker County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Tucker County.

Budgeting for Tucker County, WV

Tucker 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.

Tucker County's rank among West Virginia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Tucker County, WV ranks 2,241 most-constrained nationally, and 37 of 55 within West Virginia. The county spans 419 square miles, home to 6,573 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Warren County, IN and Lewis County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in West Virginia

Every county in West Virginia is on this site, including Mason County, WV and Jackson County, WV. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.