Crawford County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Crawford County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Crawford County, OH, 69.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.52% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Crawford County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Crawford County, OH

Crawford 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Crawford County, OH ranks 831 most-constrained nationally, and 31 of 88 within Ohio. Crawford County covers 402 square miles and counts 41,626 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Sequoyah County, OK and Johnson County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Ohio

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