Venango County, PA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Venango County, PA

Low

Soil across 82.7% of Venango County, PA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.74% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Venango County, PA - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Venango County: the real numbers

Venango 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, Venango County, PA ranks 2,228 most-constrained nationally, and 18 of 67 within Pennsylvania. The county spans 674 square miles, home to 49,476 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Montgomery County, IA and St. Croix County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

Every county in Pennsylvania is on this site, including Somerset County, PA and Dauphin County, PA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.