Woodford County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Woodford County, KY's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.88% across 86.1% of the county's surveyed land. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Woodford 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 Woodford County, KY rating "Moderate", 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.

Woodford County's rank among Kentucky counties

Nationally, Woodford County, KY is the 635-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Kentucky alone it ranks 14 of 120. Woodford County covers 190 square miles and counts 27,728 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Box Elder County, UT and Pemiscot County, MO are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Kentucky

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