Wayne County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

What Wayne County, KY's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Wayne County, KY's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.76% across 54.4% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Wayne County, KY at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Wayne County, KY 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.

How Wayne County, KY compares

Nationally, Wayne County, KY is the 1,369-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kentucky alone it ranks 46 of 120. The county spans 458 square miles, home to 19,629 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Butler County, PA and Willacy County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kentucky

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