Cleveland County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

Cleveland County, OK's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Cleveland County, OK: USDA's soil survey rates 68% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (3.1% linear extensibility). That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

What Cleveland County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Cleveland County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Cleveland County, OK 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Cleveland County, OK is the 1,116-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Oklahoma alone it ranks 45 of 77. Cleveland County, OK is 539 square miles with a population of 303,952.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Real County, TX and Gloucester County, NJ are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Oklahoma

Every county in Oklahoma is on this site, including Dewey County, OK and Beckham County, OK. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.