Butler County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Butler County, OH

Moderate

Soil across 75.3% of Butler County, OH comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.48% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Butler County, OH - 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 Butler County will actually do.

Butler County: the real numbers

Butler 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.

Butler County's rank among Ohio counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Butler County, OH ranks 854 most-constrained nationally, and 32 of 88 within Ohio. Butler County covers 467 square miles and counts 399,542 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Clark County, IN and Bell County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Ohio

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