Wyoming County, PA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Wyoming County, PA

Low

Soil across 100% of Wyoming County, PA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.74% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Wyoming County, PA - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Wyoming County will actually do.

Wyoming County: the real numbers

Wyoming 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.

How Wyoming County, PA compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wyoming County, PA ranks 3,010 most-constrained nationally, and 67 of 67 within Pennsylvania. The county spans 397 square miles, home to 25,771 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Glynn County, GA and Cumberland County, ME are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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