Van Buren County, TN Shrink-Swell Risk

Van Buren County, TN's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Van Buren County, TN: USDA's soil survey rates 85.3% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.7% linear extensibility). That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What Van Buren County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Van Buren County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Van Buren County, TN rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Van Buren County's rank among Tennessee counties

Nationally, Van Buren County, TN is the 2,285-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Tennessee alone it ranks 63 of 95. Van Buren County covers 273 square miles and counts 6,686 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Martin County, TX and Montgomery County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Tennessee

Every county in Tennessee is on this site, including Stewart County, TN and Decatur County, TN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.