By state · cost & coverage

Foundation repair cost by state

Foundation repair costs swing with local labor, soil, and insurance rules. Pick your state for a rough cost range and the soil and coverage facts that matter there. These are deliberately approximate — always confirm with a local pro.

AL

Alabama

Expansive clay & karst limestone

AK

Alaska

Permafrost & frost heave

AZ

Arizona

Expansive clay & earth fissures

AR

Arkansas

Expansive clay; New Madrid zone

CA

California

Expansive clay & landslide

CO

Colorado

Highly expansive clay & bedrock

CT

Connecticut

Frost heave; pyrrhotite crumbling concrete

DE

Delaware

Coastal / high water table

FL

Florida

Karst limestone & sinkholes

GA

Georgia

Expansive clay (Piedmont)

HI

Hawaii

Volcanic soils & lava zones

ID

Idaho

Frost heave & loess

IL

Illinois

Expansive clay; frost heave; New Madrid (south)

IN

Indiana

Frost heave & clay; karst (south)

IA

Iowa

Expansive clay & frost heave

KS

Kansas

Expansive clay

KY

Kentucky

Karst limestone & sinkholes

LA

Louisiana

Expansive clay & subsidence

ME

Maine

Frost heave & marine clay

MD

Maryland

Expansive clay (Piedmont)

MA

Massachusetts

Frost heave; pyrrhotite (central)

MI

Michigan

Frost heave & clay

MN

Minnesota

Deep frost heave & clay

MS

Mississippi

Highly expansive Yazoo clay

MO

Missouri

Karst & expansive clay; New Madrid

MT

Montana

Frost heave & expansive clay

NE

Nebraska

Expansive clay & loess

NV

Nevada

Expansive soils & subsidence

NH

New Hampshire

Frost heave & glacial till

NJ

New Jersey

Frost heave & coastal water table

NM

New Mexico

Expansive clay & collapsible soils

NY

New York

Frost heave & clay

NC

North Carolina

Expansive clay (Piedmont)

ND

North Dakota

Deep frost heave & swelling clay

OH

Ohio

Frost heave & clay

OK

Oklahoma

Highly expansive clay

OR

Oregon

Expansive clay & landslide

PA

Pennsylvania

Karst limestone & frost heave

RI

Rhode Island

Frost heave & coastal

SC

South Carolina

Expansive clay; coastal

SD

South Dakota

Expansive clay & frost heave

TN

Tennessee

Karst limestone; New Madrid (west)

TX

Texas

Severe expansive clay

UT

Utah

Expansive & collapsible soils

VT

Vermont

Frost heave & glacial clay

VA

Virginia

Expansive clay & shrink-swell

WA

Washington

Landslide & expansive clay

WV

West Virginia

Landslide & karst

WI

Wisconsin

Frost heave & clay

WY

Wyoming

Expansive bentonite clay & frost

DC

District of Columbia

Expansive clay & fill soils

Sources & methodology

Estimates compiled from the sources above and standard cost models — not engineering, professional, insurance, or legal advice, and may not reflect your policy or local prices. See our full methodology and disclaimer.