Tyrrell County, NC Shrink-Swell Risk

Tyrrell County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Tyrrell County, NC, 95.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.69% 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

Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell County will actually do.

Budgeting for Tyrrell County, NC

Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell County, NC compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Tyrrell County, NC ranks 2,298 most-constrained nationally, and 50 of 100 within North Carolina. The county spans 391 square miles, home to 3,517 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Butler County, OH and Pittsylvania County, VA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in North Carolina

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