Coshocton County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Coshocton County, OH

Low

Soil across 83.6% of Coshocton County, OH comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.01% linear extensibility. 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.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

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

Coshocton County: the real numbers

Coshocton 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.

Coshocton County's rank among Ohio counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Coshocton County, OH ranks 1,972 most-constrained nationally, and 84 of 88 within Ohio. Coshocton County, OH is 564 square miles with a population of 37,003.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Carbon County, PA and Vigo County, IN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Ohio

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