Wolfe County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Wolfe County, KY

Low

Soil across 96% of Wolfe County, KY comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.72% linear extensibility. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Wolfe County, KY - 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).

Wolfe County: the real numbers

Wolfe 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.

Wolfe County's rank among Kentucky counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wolfe County, KY ranks 2,263 most-constrained nationally, and 100 of 120 within Kentucky. Wolfe County, KY is 222 square miles with a population of 6,364.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Frontier County, NE and Putnam County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

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