Ashland County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

What Ashland County, OH's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Ashland County, OH's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.16% across 69.3% of the county's surveyed land. 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.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Ashland County, OH at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Ashland County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Ashland County, OH 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.

Ashland County's rank among Ohio counties

Nationally, Ashland County, OH is the 1,833-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Ohio alone it ranks 80 of 88. Ashland County covers 423 square miles and counts 52,420 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Claiborne Parish, LA and Pinellas County, FL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Ohio

Every county in Ohio is on this site, including Medina County, OH and Erie County, OH. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.